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Will my RAID configuration be preserved after BIOS upgrade?
I have a setup build on "ASRock Z690 PRO RS" oat the mother board I have 3 RAIDs:
Raid1: 2X NVMe SSD (system)
RAID5: 3X HDD 9TB
RAID5: 4X HDD 9TB
Right now I want to make an update to 13th ...
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CPU upgrade on an old DELL laptop
As a weekend project I tried to upgrade a CPU on an old DELL laptop 2008' (Vostro A840). Adding 2GB of RAM and an SSD and trying to revive it with a modern OS like win10 32bit.
the original CPU was:
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Is it worth it to upgrade a Toshiba Satellite C55-A5300 laptop given the latest productivity software requirements?
I would like to upgrade a Toshiba Satellite C55-A5300 laptop so it can be as useful as it can be nowadays.
I haven’t needed to use much software for a few years now, and I’m not able to gauge whether ...
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Can i upgrade my Lenovo v110 15iap cpu proccessor [duplicate]
I have a lenovo v110 15iap and the cpu is soldered in the motherboard is there any way I can upgrade it?
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Will using Sysprep before a drastic hardware upgrade prevent system instability?
I am thinking of upgrading my CPU and Motherboard but am not interested in reinstalling my Windows 10 operating system. I know it is possible to keep my installed OS running, but
I have read ...
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Lenovo G550 CPU upgrade from T3000 to P8700 issue
I have a Lenovo G550 laptop. I wanted to upgrade its CPU from T3000 to P8700. Both support PGA478 socket. I bought being in use P8700 and inserted it into my G550 laptop's socket.
As a result:
In ...
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HP Omen 870-224 Motherboard upgrade
Just purchased a Gigabyte B365 Ultra Durable Intel LGA 1151 mATX Motherboard for my HP Omen 870-224. I had no issues booting the PC without the CPU but once I installed the CPU and fan, it wouldn't ...
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put out of spec chipset on old board?
I'm thinking of upgrading the old board and cpu in laptop. can I solder/replace the Intel® 82GL40 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub with a GMCH other than that covered in Intel brief (later year ...
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Will replacing 4 GB DDR3 ram (2GB+2GB) with 10 GB DDR3 ram (8GB+2GB) work with Intel i3 processor?
I have system with Intel i3 processor, 4 GB DDR3 ram (2GB+2GB). I am thinking to expand ram with buying 8GB DDR3 ram. Will Intel i3 processor work with configuration of 10 GB DDR3 ram (8GB+2GB)?
What ...
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What would improve my laptops performance MORE, memory or cpu? [closed]
What would improve the performance of my laptop more? Specifically:
Upgrading the CPU from:
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4200 1M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB (Code Name: Penryn)
to either Intel® ...
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Why did my laptop refuse to start?
I tried to upgrade my processor. The chip inside is:
Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200,
and I used this chip:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8800 3M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB (SocketP)
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wonder if my MOBO and CPU are gonna support specific RAM ?
My MOBO currently has 16GB RAM 1600MHz installed and the CPU is intel i5-2300 core.
I decided to upgrade to 32GB RAM.
The MOBO is GA-z68x-ud4-b3 and it supports variety of RAM speeds, but my CPU ...
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Use old cpu fan/heatsink with slightly newer cpu
I currently have a desktop computer with a Intel Core2 Duo E8400 CPU in it. The max TDP of it is 65W, and the CPU fan on it is an Intel E33681-001.
Now I just bought a replacement CPU, which is an ...
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Upgrading an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 to T9500
I have an old laptop (Acer Aspire 8920), which I love very much, but I'd love to upgrade the processor. The current processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750. What is the best processor I can upgrade to? ...
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Can I upgrade Laptop CPU
I have an old Dell Inspiron 15Z. It has a 3rd gen intel core i7 processor. For various reasons ranging from cost, through waste disposal concerns and attachment, I do not want to get a new laptop ...
