[Request] HP Pavilion zv6000/Compaq Presario R4000 dual-core support

[Wobble]

ok long story short i got my hands on one of these and im cleaning it up and low and behold IT TAKES SOCKET 939 CPUS meaning it should in theory beable to take an X2 cpu! when i get windows 7 installed on it in a bit ill get the chipset etc info etc latest bios is here

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-43144-1&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&os=228&product=453185

thanks! i know its a bit of a hail mary!

[TheWiz]

Any update on this?

TheWiz

[Zhuleny]

Hello.
This notebook have Socket 939 CPU and ATI Radeon Xpress 200 + ATI SB400 chipset.
I had AMD 64 x2 on system but, cpu was not detected and after booting was run only 1 core, so i get back to original cpu. It will be possible to add support for x2 cpu and what will be nice for a DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY if is possible beacuse in this notebook is possible add system ram to video ram.
Here is link to original R4000 bios: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33501-34000/sp33698.exe

EDITED
Can be this a donor BIOS? here is link to MB http://www.pcpartner.com/product_detail.php?id=20060109141201-076385&category_id=20051207134745-508850
here is link for bios, but is a .bin :/ http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios_zip/pa58x.zip
file A1104IAG.bin is for MB with onboard graphics.

IF this can't be a donor please give me to know, and i will find another MB. Thank you

[carotman]

Has anyone looked into this?

Using a dual core CPU on this machine would really give it a nice boost. I could do background tasks seamlessly while working with actual software.

[DeathBringer]

Install new CPU, boot in Windows and make TXT-report of CPU-Z.

[carotman]

Oh, I didn't expect such a fast reply. I guess I'll take the time to disassemble the laptop and install an X2 CPU. I happen to have a X2 4000+ from an old HP Slimline.

I'll generate a report with both CPUs

[carotman]

Well, the CPU I have is a socket AM2 and not a 939.

I guess I'll have to find a suitable X2 processor for my machine first.

[k24a1]

Hello, I have an HP Pavilion zv6000 laptop that uses an RS480M chipset and takes 939 processors. Unfortunately, when I tried installing a dual core processor (Athlon 64 X2 4200+, E4 stepping, manchester core) it would only use one of 2 cores. I will attach the original BIOS ROM file (latest F.1C, 8/1/2006, Phoenix cME) and a picture of what CPU-Z says. The board is a Quanta 3085 specifically made for the zv6000 and r4000.

   

[DeathBringer]

Post a screenshot of Mainboard tab of CPU-Z.

[k24a1]

Alright, I have attached a mainboard screenshot and a CPU-Z TXT report in case that's needed too.