Returning to life an old HP laptop

Hi everyone, thank you for 9 minutes of your time. In this video I back in function and upgrade old HP laptop. Current specs are: CPU i7 2670qm, RAM 8GB DDR3 and 120GB SSD. The laptop is good for some basic things like watching videos or movies, listening to music, working with documents and some very low requirement games.
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[@guedezdouglas]

I was missing this kind of video (fixing/upgrading laptops), good job Andrew

[@bokexd3173]

I have a Toshiba Satellite C855-1UW with HM70 chipset with the same Penium B960, had 2GB and upgraded to 4GB RAM LPDDR3 and intel hd 2000, removed display because it broke and botched a random fan because original stopped working but I will make it into a mini desktop one day

[@TheSpotify95]

There are actually videos on this channel about turning Laptops into Desktops/PCs, you can follow those to get a basic idea of what you need to do. Remember to keep certain things, like the Wi-Fi, Battery, and (if shipped with one) CD-ROM drive.

[@AffanMasood-s3n]

​i have a toshiba satellite l500-202 which i bought from 2009 lol, anyways its in good condition but laggy i upgraded to an 128 gbssd from a dead hdd but i failed upgrading the ram(current 2gb). I bought the wrong type of ram(8gb) and i returned it. I showed the laptop to a computer shop nearby and they told they cost more than what i bought for...

[@bokexd3173]

@@TheSpotify95 The problem is not how I should make it but lack of the materials

[@XTRMXPRTKILR]

you can upgrade to max 2030m or 2020m

[@damianosplay9457]

even though I do this for a living I still enjoy watching videos like that

[@dezhocob]

Hello, Andrew, I just wanted to say that I love your channel! I recently discovered it and I have watched every video! You inspire me to fix up and even mod some old tech! ❤

[@MirelRC]

It really is awesome to start modding stuff. I've recently started to mod an old HP PC case and slowly it turns into an awesome project that really made me learn some new stuff. And I always have a huge satisfaction when I do repairs myself. And I've got inspired by this guy and not only‚ there are some other channels that motivated me to start do DIY things.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu :)

[@Anton433]

and what about the paint on laptops with flame after year - all good? @@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

[@tornado9349]

can u buy me this laptop@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

[@danielhandika8767]

man, I love some upgradable laptop like this

[@acoresbrasil]

I have a Toshiba Satellite A200 from 2007 or 2008. It has some cracks in the casing, some wear... It came originally with Windows Vista, Core 2 Duo E5400, 2GB DDR2 RAM and a 200GB SATA hard drive. I upgraded to a Core 2 Duo E6500, 4GB RAM (wich is the max RAM for this model), 256GB SSD and a faster WiFi module with Bluetooth. I was able to install a trusty lite version of Windows 10 and it's running dam fast! I'm amazed how well it's performing!

[@kawesu8781]

I missed this type of videos from you, hoping for more laptop cleaning/upgrading videos.

[@WillisWaisyana]

So calm and relaxing ❤

[@dustinschings7042]

I am really surprised that the cooling was adequate for that i7. Very good upgrade, and great video as always!

[@TheSpotify95]

Yeah, HPs are not really known for their cooling solutions. I had a HP OMEN that constantly ran hot. Their DV series of laptops also ran uncomfortably hot, with most cooking either their CPUs or GPUs to death.

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

@@TheSpotify95 Seems like the only one that runs reasonably cool at 65C GPU and CPU is the Dv7 4285dx With the i5 460m and HD 6370M.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Because there is no dedicated GPU, the cooling is fine. But if there was GPU then it may be the problem. Nvidia is not a big problem but AMD/ATI runs very hot.

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew There are plenty of NVIDIA configurations I can think of that runs hot, namely mobile fermi and numerous recent Rtx laptops, thats kinda the big drawback with mid to high end laptops in general not just AMD.

[@3020vicky]

Andrew your work is always great 👍 I have learned many things watching your video

[@KaiserMaxim]

I have done restoration of a same HP laptop, but with amd cpu and ati radeon gpu. Had a hard time finding suitable drivers. Nice job, Andrew!

[@mqtlfy]

Yes, for Windows 10 and 8 AMD 7400m series have this problem when it have a switchable gpu I fixed this issue like freeze issue and boosted performance by using Unfil 1.0 custom driver, which works pretty fine with 10 and 7

[@damianosplay9457]

same, i got mine from internet archive

[@adityaanand9683]

Idk why but I find these vids oddly satisfying, nice job bro

[@Xbox-3b0]

Hey just wanted to say that your Works inspirational, I really enjoy people restoring older items and giving them New Life. Big hello all the way from West Texas😊

[@eliax600]

Thanks Andrew. I always LOVE your videos 🥰🤩

[@VIDSInsight]

Nice work! I miss the cool songs you used to have in the background.

[@Odhin83]

Hi Andrew - a relative of mine gave me a used and in very bad shape Toshiba Satellite c855-1el that had 4 GB RAM, i3 i3-2370M and 500 gb HDD. The upgrades that I had made were: I replaced the CPU with a more powerful i7- 3630QM, added 4 more gb RAM and i had put a 240 GB SSD, i had replaced the cd drive with a caddy drive where I had placed the 500 gb original HDD for more storage, I had replaced the batery with a 6600 Ah and changed the keyboard. All this cost me around 100 euro (i had the ssd and RAM and bought the CPU from local market - used parts) - now the laptop is revived and works much better. I love your channel and I had learned many from your videos. Keep up the good work,bro!

[@IngodItrust-w9p]

same

[@DeynKem]

Somehow your voice is changing, more deep and soothing actually 😅

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

I play with audio settings a little bit

[@monsterquinn30]

I love hp laptops I have a big collection of them

[@cphotos153]

that is a Beautiful laptop

[@spacecy]

Great restoration :)

[@JYKDutchYT]

I've done a restauration recently on a Toshiba L50B laptop with a Radeon r7 260m gpu. Doesn't look the best but it works now.

[@4verageYTuser]

thanks to your videos, i bought an Alienware 15 r4 and deep cleaned it.

[@astralcomm7925]

hi andrew, I'm having a inspiration because of your videos, gonna upgrade my old asus k43sd laptop too. gonna replace my whole board because my stock board is not cpu interchangeable. thank you as always for this wonderful upgrade vid

[@DyJUSTO]

Great Job Andrew ... i apreciate your work ! Thanks

[@fossilecia]

Andrew, pls make another laptop mod project, just love your creativity! hugs from Brazil

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

I will bro, I got one laptop in a pretty bad condition, so modding will be only option :)

[@fossilecia]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew great news! looking forward

[@chiraggaikwad15]

Andrew I am your very big fan ♥️

[@jozsefizsak]

Hey Andrew, that was very nice. It's always fun to upgrade to the CPU we could not possibly afford when the computer was new! How come you didn't do anything with the trackpad wear mark this time?

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu :) To fix the trackpad I have 2 options, to stick some vinyl ( not gonna look good ) or to paint the whole palmrest, also this laptop is not mine, I just took it, check it, change the keyboard, done some upgrades and return it :D

[@idrayas2]

I use the same processor. Paired with the laptop dgpu it drives the laptop and an external screen without problem. I dont play games so idk bout that but i do music mixing and tuning. It can handle 35 tracks no problem with cakewalk.

[@harikantkushwaha2454]

It's awesome . As always

[@dropview7013]

I upgraded that same model laptop for a family members during lockdown cause it had been dropped and unused so i changed the screen, hinges, the bezzel, upgraded the hdd to an ssd, the keyboard (i found the keyboard the hardest thing to remove yet you popped it off like the pro you are :), replaced the cpu fan cause it was noisy and faulty and the thermal paste. I also found a used palm rest on eBay that was in great condition cause the track pad section was more worn than yours. I tried to upgrade the wifi card but the bios was locked to the hp card so i changed it back. I used your past videos as a guide on how best to prep, clean and assemble. Good work always 👍🏾

[@TheSpotify95]

G6-1000 series laptops have BIOS Whitelists for the Wi-Fi card, however the newer G6-2000 series do not. My parents' old HP was a 2000 series and I replaced the Wi-Fi card with a Wi-Fi+Bluetooth card. (I did not upgrade to an AC7260, the best card for these boards, because the E2-1800 was holding everything back, including the wireless speeds!)

[@dropview7013]

@@TheSpotify95 yeh the laptop I worked on was the HP Pavilion G6 1000 series and I changed the Wifi Bt card for an Atheros QCA9377 Mini PCIe WIFI/BT network card but the bios would not allow it so it’s still using the crappy original card : (

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you :) btw to remove the keyboard you can go with some thin blade ( paper knife or pen knife ) just enough to release the small plastic pins that are holding the keyboard. Tweezers are thick and may cause dents or scratches to the edges around.

[@Shobiaki-23]

❤Sir I am Waiting this Video I love your videos sir, your cleaning method and your Ideas give me more Hope to service my Laptop Thank you sir Andrew❤❤😇❤

[@anastasiosoikonomou9284]

nice to see you again!!!!!!!!

[@boristhegoanimater2011]

when he got the new keyboard and i saw the new windows 10 logo instead of the vista/7 on the windows key my heart was crushed

[@bestcreate1417]

U are the most genius guy ever. I wonder if U can increase my 5 year old laptop speed

[@ridwanhoque4349]

Love from Bangladesh

[@io.sono_jibran]

Hello bhai

[@mannyfiler]

Thank you for another upload

[@DrJohn123]

Another cool video! What do you do with the laptops after restauration? And what is this felt mat that you're using? Is it a special antistatic one? Thanks and keep on with this great work!

[@EastAngliaUK]

nice laptop also see its got HDMI out as well

[@jjulittos]

Gr8 work. Can you restore some consoles as well? Ps1, Xbox, snes.

[@TuttoLotta]

Hey Andrew, great content! You inspired me to clean and repaste my laptops, then i fixed and upgraded some more old laptops from family members and friends, but now i need some help with hp zbook15 g1. I cleaned and repasted it, put ssd, but the laptop doesn't start now... i havent yet put the screws, also there is 1 ribbon cable that i dont see to be there at all, but i think it was empty... hope i didnt broken my neighboor laptop, we agreed to fix it for an old bike of his 😅

[@TuttoLotta]

Hmm saw that after bios reset it turned on, basically the problem was loose ribbon cable i think for the power button : ))

[@TheSpotify95]

Not bad, I know of a friend that has a HP G6 that needs a couple of upgrades/replacement parts so this will come in handy. We also have a HP G6 ourselves but the AMD model, with E2-1800 CPU, and unfortunately that CPU is not removable. It's unfortunately not worth getting a replacement motherboard for the laptop... I did at least clean the old laptop and remove 9 years of dust from the cooling fan.

[@pausechar4387]

Another great job, very helpfull video, thnx! My question is, after you upgrade the CPU isn't needed an BIOS update/upgrade or everything runs smoothly? I mean is this the normal procedure? Upgrating an CPU and the BIOS/UEFI will recognise it automatically? Thanks in advance.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Hi bro, yes, the bios can be updated but also not as well. Most of these laptops were made to support more CPUs, just because of the market and price there are few options, cheaper option with slower CPU and better option with better CPU. Also on the motherboard there is a space for the GPU and memory, the top models are coming with dedicated GPU. Basically is one motherboard but with more options. The bios can be updated, but in this case won't change anything, if the laptop had better specs then is a different story

[@pausechar4387]

Thank you so much for answering.@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

I love this channel =)

[@GhostGamer799]

I have the same laptop it run well with hd 7670m GPU I run windows 10 but it need new SSD and more ram and it's i7 3620qm

[@samtejwani6247]

Waiting for this video

[@thegloriousgoldeneagle]

AMAZING

[@french.satisfactory]

Well done ❤️

[@kabbahthoronkaExden]

I had to give mine away to the technician after much frustration.

[@ser777XD]

What kind of brushes people use to clean electronics? They look like paint brushes but any kind works? I ask because of static electricity are the nylon ones fine or camel/pig hair brushes?

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Just a normal paint brushes and for fine cleaning makeup brushes, statics are very very very rare, I have desk with metal legs and every time when I clean something is enough to touch something metal to discharge static.

[@audibell]

Nice video 👍

[@SUCHMISH]

I have a 2014 HP Pavilion 17 Notebook laptop with a AMD A4-5000 APU at 1500 MHz and 6 Gigs of ram and a 256 Gig SSD (swapped from a 500 Gig HDD). I don't think I could upgrade this machine, but I was thinking of removing the battery getting a blue-ray disk drive for it and making a custom case for it and turn it into a multimedia center. While the processor and amount of ram may not seem to be enough it does a pretty good job of handling stuff at 1080P, and I currently have Linux Mint installed on there (since Windows 10 is about to hit end of life in the next year). However, I still feel like I could get some better performance from this machine as well... But I still haven't found a better operating system yet...

[@justineleereveche2284]

Hello i have the same laptop and i dont know what model it is, do u know the model?

[@StudioF]

Great video.

[@VamanNeurekar]

New video!!!

[@lakshanperera9735]

found channel after years, im one of your early subscribers this is my new account

[@doriguetto]

I missed the music that plays in the background while you do maintenance and cleaning 🥲

[@TheSpotify95]

Most of the music was Epidemic Sounds, which you can either find on KZbin, or you can get a license from Epidemic themselves. I don't think it's that expensive.

[@pepiivanov4337]

hi andrew can you make video about lenovo ideapad s10

[@marcelobravo3074]

i have the same noteboook

[@sandman5986]

Great video Andrew. I have HP 640 with celeron cpu n860 I think with 4gb ram what's the maximum upgradeable for it and if anyone can help you are welcome

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Hi bro, most of these line of HP are not much upgradable, but you can upgrade the RAM and instead of HDD you can go with SSD.

[@sandman5986]

But will a I7 work in the HP 650 because most of my research all about the I5 the ram and ssd is my next upgrade that I want to do

[@AlejandroRodolfoMendez]

Sadly my old laptop is a amd c60 still works but I can't replace it with a better one. Unless there's a way

[@waltercondi4584]

Did you have to upgrade the bios?

[@FSEshan]

i love ur vids

[@oasist5969]

Hi andrew, I need your help, do you remember your video which use egpu for a old laptop? I recently try Rx580 as egpu on my old thinkpad T420, but the latest AMD driver can not switch internal intel HD3000 GPU to RX580 GPU, I am really need your help.

[@ahmedfc8226]

Can it be used for programming?

[@RavMotorsport]

watching this video from this very same model and it literally sucks the laptop itself cannot even work smoothly on windows 7

[@akiradokkabei6428]

I need help!!i have a toshiba satellite c850. i5 3210m, igpu hd4000. 1 resistor fell from the motherboard and i think 3 of the Pads/filters fell as well. it located at the back of MOBO just right at the back of the HDMI port. I will email the PICTURE. I only want to know how much value does the resistors has. and also the filters. i do have the schematic of the MOBO

[@akiradokkabei6428]

the laptop still works tho. but the LCD is dead so i cant test the image.but it turns on fans was on battery was okay. but for sure there is a problem

[@deantzu]

Are you playing Black Mesa?

[@simpleorg444]

YOu should please check dell inspiron n4030

[@vladimirazirov1815]

What processor and video card does the laptop have?

[@technicaltacticts4380]

Sir, is it okay of having a laptop with the CPU temperature 70-90℃ ? Mine is a Dell Latitude 3330. And it remains 70-90℃ almost all the time. So, I use an external cooling pad.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Hi bro, 70-90℃ is at the border, but many of these laptops are running hot because of new and powerful CPU and very thin cooling. Anyway, using some cooling pad will be good

[@technicaltacticts4380]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Thank you, sir. But my laptop is very older and it has a Core i5 3337U processor which is a 3rd generation core series. I have changed the thermal paste but still it goes like this temperature.

[@XTRMXPRTKILR]

I have a Compaq cq58 it literally has the same layout as old hp laptops (considering that hp owns compaq) and I upgraded from 485gb hdd to 240gb ssd, 4gb to 8gb ddr3 ram and from a celeron b830 to i5 3230m. I was wondering if i could upgrade the cpu even more to the latest and powerful G2 socket cpu as i checked my laptop's maintenance and service guide and the latest and powerful cpu it showed was the i5 3230m (that i got) and it didnt show any i7 processors so i was wondering if my laptop will support the i7 processors that is not shown in the guide also i got the latest bios on my laptop and can't find anymore

[@XTRMXPRTKILR]

Edit: my laptop is a chipset hm70 so I upgraded to a pentium 2020m from a celeron b830, I think the pentium 2030m is the most powerful but it's more expensive but there isn't much difference from the 2020m

[@reven_tone]

nice

[@zoro-477-4]

Why is the motherboard so small?

[@1rfan444]

im watching this video in the same laptop

[@Azhar77m2]

Sorry I know it's off topic but I need your help I have a hp laptop i5 8250u 8gb ddr 4 ram My laptop's cpu always throttles heating won't go above 65 degrees I have changed the paste , used deepcool z10 Cpu fan is ok but how can I stop throttle, I badly need your help sir 🙂 I need to stop my laptops throttling When 65 degrees heat cpu GHz drops from 3.4ghz to 1.6/2.2 how to fix my GHz in 3.4 Bios is old and don't allow me to do all those stuffs ☺️

[@keepitshort4208]

What works on an old laptop with these specs ? System Type X86-based PC Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHZ, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s) Would appreciate thr help 🙌🏼

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

What is your laptop model?

[@keepitshort4208]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Compaq Persario CQ60

[@justineleereveche2284]

How do i take off the keyboard

[@jovenfontanilla959]

I would like to watch this with egpu

[@aimarismahalilvagrant]

I found lenovo from windows vista but use intel pentium b960 also, suddenly when i use lenovo laptop it goes crushing and stuck at blue screen

[@smileyface8124]

i had one of these pavillions, i got it off of a flea market

[@TheSpotify95]

Not bad, older laptops like this can be had very cheaply nowadays. It's a shame that Windows 11 will basically kill off a lot of these older laptops.

[@smileyface8124]

@@TheSpotify95 i dont use win 11 on my main laptop because of all the bloatware

[@TheSpotify95]

@@smileyface8124 I don't use Windows 11 either. The problem i have is when Windows 10 becomes end of life and doesn't get updates anymore.

[@smileyface8124]

@@TheSpotify95it will last a few years, win 7 can still be used and its much older

[@mqtlfy]

​@@TheSpotify95Windows 11 can run on almost every machine that supports x64 architecture, there's custom version of Windows called Windows Xlite which make a lot of modifications to Windows making it bloatless and use much less ram like 1-1.3GB idle

[@muhammadshariq1466]

hi adrew i have a lenovo thinkpad edge e530 with core i5 2450M,12GB ram with 500 gb hardisk can you tell what upgrades can be done on this laptop

[@kyriel8]

ssd

[@muhammadshariq1466]

@@kyriel8 thank you and can i upgrade the processor or not??

[@Leo_reyes15]

What happened in this model if the battery charge at 100% but if i disconnect the charger the laptop turns off and just turn on with chager

[@TheSpotify95]

Probably the battery is totally dead and you need to replace it. Thankfully replacement battery model (MU06) is commonplace nowadays.

[@fatihkarayel4850]

You should have replaced your hdd disk with an ssd disk.

[@Ahmad_Tariq6]

Legends are watching after 1 hour

[@matcentrino7602]

I'm too old to know that this laptop is considered outdated

[@invertthelab6532]

greasy stuff, yeah it's annoying but some people leave their laptop with oily, greasy and dust everywhere as long as it turns on

[@mladenstojanovic6980]

Where do you store your restored laptops ? Do you return them or keep them ?

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Hi bro, mostly I return because these are not mine, I just take, repair, restore, upgrade and return. No point of pile up some tech that will just collect dust around

[@hasnaintunio3642]

Can you please tell me you processor upgrade I can to my dell Inspiron n5040

[@Shuja-YT]

I was just watching ur psp vid

[@Igor-de7zz]

So Apple disabled repairs using non-genuine parts. To fix this issue, I crossed over the cleaning process and applied “96 percents isopropyl alcohol.”

[@bijulasabijesh1268]

👍

[@sunnyhansda]

I miss you saying dameged

[@TheSpotify95]

You mean dam - a - ged? But this way (damaged) is the correct way, not the way he said it in the older videos.

[@mwolf7780]

Yeah, My brother had same HP pavilion g6 Specs: i5 2450m + 6gugs of DDR3 (4GB +2GB) +750GB+AMD Radeon 7670m 2GB VRAM. but its died while charging. Luckily I have chance to play GTA 5 Without stuttering and Rendering is slow. That's the only problem

[@kabbahthoronkaExden]

Why is the machine so problematic?

[@ThePressurizer]

Hmmmm. An i7 instead of a Pentium, with the same cooling solution? I smell trouble.

[@Dodayt88]

why this laptop looks like Dell Inspiron N5110 😅

[@elchupacabra06]

Sell it for $20

[@mihaillevarda9395]

please put windows 11 on this laptop

[@mr.heptic1642]

Your ASMR voice is irritating me IDK Why !! Lmao🤣🤣

[@1._7h1]

1

[@jamesdm]

Boring.

[@TheSpotify95]

this is actually useful for people to do, sometimes when laptops need upgrades or repairs you can still get some use out of them instead of buying expensive replacement.

[@jamesdm]

@@TheSpotify95 still boring because is just like the others videos in the channel. Nothing really interesting. The old videos are really good.