motherboard

yongeman · 01-09-2006, 02:22 AM

maybe a dumb question , but how do find out what kind of motherboard i have?
i have an hp zv5420 with xp running
thanks ryan

Hairy_Lee · 01-09-2006, 02:37 AM

i had a look on google and from what i can tell you're running a laptop, correct?
if this is so then you dont really have a "make and model" motherboard

yongeman · 01-09-2006, 02:40 AM

yes it is a laptop,pavilion zv500 series,
is it a generic then?

Hairy_Lee · 01-09-2006, 02:42 AM

yeah, its not something you can go out and buy from anywhere

LaptopExtreme · 01-09-2006, 02:42 AM

Not a dumb question, but probably can only be answered by HP themselves. They may not explain to you the total specs, but can give you recommendations on what you want to upgrade. If you want to see what type of memory it'll take, you can check out Crucial's Memory Advisor tool: http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...ries&submit=Go

yongeman · 01-09-2006, 03:08 AM

sadly enough,
i called hp support and asked if my laptop would handle 533 ram and he skirted around the issue and did not know the answer. i was surprised.
i should have looked into more when i bought it, oh well i am passing this off to the wife in the summer i hope and getting another.

LaptopExtreme · 01-09-2006, 03:49 AM

Yeah, I do the same thing. I'd pass it off to the girlfriend or a little sister. Afterall, they'd probably use it for less taxing tasks anyways. I'm sure it'll have enough power for their intensive rounds of solitaire and mindsweeper.

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Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 26 Posts: 2,553	yeah, its not something you can go out and buy from anywhere __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

01-09-2006, 03:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
yongeman New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	support sadly enough, i called hp support and asked if my laptop would handle 533 ram and he skirted around the issue and did not know the answer. i was surprised. i should have looked into more when i bought it, oh well i am passing this off to the wife in the summer i hope and getting another.

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01-09-2006, 02:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
yongeman New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	yes it is a laptop,pavilion zv500 series, is it a generic then?

01-09-2006, 02:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	Not a dumb question, but probably can only be answered by HP themselves. They may not explain to you the total specs, but can give you recommendations on what you want to upgrade. If you want to see what type of memory it'll take, you can check out Crucial's Memory Advisor tool: http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...ries&submit=Go

01-09-2006, 03:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	Yeah, I do the same thing. I'd pass it off to the girlfriend or a little sister. Afterall, they'd probably use it for less taxing tasks anyways. I'm sure it'll have enough power for their intensive rounds of solitaire and mindsweeper.