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post #21 of 292
6/26/07 at 12:10am
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Originally Posted by Charuto View Post
So after seeing those pictures, it's obvious I was wrong about a lot of things here. Most importantly, I assumed the chip right next to the ram was the cpu. I bought a better screwdriver (those cheap precision kits just wouldn't do) and was able to get all the way down to the processor. I switched the Celeron M with a Core Duo T2250 I picked up on ebay, booted up, but there was no display. I put the Celeron back in, but it wouldn't stop blue screening me at the vista logo until I installed vista again. So now I'm back where I started with a T2250 that may or may not work depending on what I'm doing wrong. Anyone out there know anything that might help?
did you try different bios versions , specially f.14, also do you know for sure the 2250 you have is working.
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post #22 of 292
6/26/07 at 12:38am
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Originally Posted by nirvanaguy19 View Post
did you try different bios versions , specially f.14, also do you know for sure the 2250 you have is working.
I was using f.14, then I tried f.24. Neither worked. The only assurance I have on the condition of the cpu is that the ebay seller said they pulled it out of a working notebook.
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post #23 of 292
6/26/07 at 2:08am
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I was using f.14, then I tried f.24. Neither worked. The only assurance I have on the condition of the cpu is that the ebay seller said they pulled it out of a working notebook.
hmm that is weird, earlier today i did the hp support chat and the support rep told me for hte part number that my c504us , dual core t2250 is supported and she even gave me the hp part number for it. what is the model number for your c500 (551, 504 etc) although I am pretty sure all of them share the same bios
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post #24 of 292
6/26/07 at 2:09am
Mines is the c502us
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post #25 of 292
6/26/07 at 2:35am
just making sure your t2250 has code SL9DV on it, also can you see the chipset on the system board, its 945gml right and not 940gml
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post #26 of 292
6/26/07 at 5:41am
The T2250 has SL9DV on it. I can't find anything that says 945gml or 940gml. The sticker on the machine says Intel GMA 950 and I remember reading that that's the GPU for the 945 chipset. I sent HP an e-mail inquiry to double-check.
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post #27 of 292
6/26/07 at 5:45am
yeh i am starting to think the chipset is 943gml and not 945gml, which only supports celeron and intel pentium dual core (technically its the same as core duo with half the cache),
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post #28 of 292
6/26/07 at 5:20pm
anything progress charuto
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post #29 of 292
6/26/07 at 5:21pm
Yeh when I sent them the first e-mail, they said 950gma. When I replied and told them the possible chipsets, they said 940gml. So I figure I'm going to sell this thing now. Thanks for your help.

Anyone want a T2250? Make me an offer.
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post #30 of 292
6/27/07 at 3:56pm
do you think this will support the 533mhz pentium m's, i just want a way to get speedstep to increase battery life
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post #31 of 292
6/27/07 at 5:12pm
From what I understand, Pentium M comes in Socket 478 and Socket 479 while Celeron M comes in Socket 479 and Socket M. In my C502US it's Socket M, so it shouldn't fit unless some kind of adapter exists.
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post #32 of 292
6/28/07 at 1:23pm
I am thinking that the chipset is limited to celeron m and intel dual core (not core duo), cpu's, you can configure a c500t with pentium dual core t2060/t2080 on the hp website, am getting tempted to buy the t2080 and try it
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post #33 of 292
6/28/07 at 2:57pm
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Originally Posted by nirvanaguy19 View Post
I think this laptop can support atleast coreduo, compaq sells the c500 series in certain european countires with coreduo , look at this link

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/noteboo...400680p,00.htm

The page says Core Duo, but if you look at the model number of the CPU, T2060 is actually a Pentium Dual Core (which you can get by customizing a C500 at Compaq's U.S. website too).

The notes for the F.14A BIOS does say "Adds support for Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor T5500", so it'd be interesting if they skipped support for the Core Duo in favor of the Core 2 Duo.
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post #34 of 292
7/1/07 at 6:14pm
If anybody tries this out with a Core 2 Duo of Pentium Dual Core, please let me know how it works out. It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to sell this notebook for a decent price, so I may end up keeping it. On a sidenote, CPU-Z says this about my chipset:



Can anyone tell me which one it actually is? Thanks.
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post #35 of 292
8/12/07 at 3:10am
has anyone tried this lately, i see c500 with pentium dual core (c540, c571), any tried to upgrade the cpu from the celeron m to pentium dual core cpu (t2080 or t2060)?
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post #36 of 292
8/13/07 at 7:02am
I'm pretty sure that it's you who went on ebay and bought the t2060 I was watching (and subsequently forgot about as the auction was ending) . Let us know how that works out for you.
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post #37 of 292
8/13/07 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by Charuto View Post
I'm pretty sure that it's you who went on ebay and bought the t2060 I was watching (and subsequently forgot about as the auction was ending) . Let us know how that works out for you.
hah you are right, I will update here how it goes, hopefully it works right off the bat
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post #38 of 292
8/20/07 at 9:57pm
nirvanaguy19, am i to assume it didn't work?
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post #39 of 292
8/23/07 at 7:04pm
nirvanaguy, how about an update? The people are dying to know!
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post #40 of 292
8/27/07 at 3:17pm
hey sorry guys
yeh, it didnt work, i am not sure if its something i did or its just not supported, with the t2060 it wouldnt post, well it would start but the display was blank, unfortunately i think the c500 has a intel 940gml chipset which is tied to celerons
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