upgrade HP Envy dv7

[Guest]

Hello,

I have a sloooooow 1.9GHz AMD CPU on my October 2012 build of an HP Envy dv7 (unknown specific build).

How do I know what CPUs are compatible?

 

[ur6beersaway]

This> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03560725

 

[bignastyid]

We would need to know the specific model as there are alot of DV7's that have a wide range of hardware.

 

[Guest]

We would need to know the specific model as there are alot of DV7's that have a wide range of hardware.

If Windows 8 tells me, I don't know where. I ran Belarc Advisor & it tells me this:
Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC 088B110000305910000620100

 

[bignastyid]

It will usually be on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop.

 

[Guest]

It was inside the battery compartment. It's a 7230us, which I believe I saw in another thread is soldered, and thus un-upgradeable. :-(

 

[bignastyid]

Yep its soldered.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help anyway...

 

[fpresiado]

the guy who said it was soldered into the board has no idea what he is talking about. all you needed to do was look up a mobo on the net for this model which i personally have. http://www.ebay.com/itm/682220-501-HP-Envy-DV7-7000-DV7-7230-AMD-Laptop-Motherboard-FS1-Tested-100-/251959501076