HP PAVILION DV2000 upgrades

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Hi everyone. Just a couple of questions if I may...

I'm going to be buying a HP Pavilion DV2000 off a friend, stock. The specs are below:

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Product Name 
 dv2278ea 
 
Product Number 
 RZ978EA#ABU 
 
Microprocessor 
 1.66 GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5500 with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
 
Microprocessor Cache 
 Level 2 cache 2 MB 
 
Memory 
 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB) 
 
Memory Max 
 up to 2 GB 
 
Video Graphics 
 NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7200 
 
Video Memory 
 128 MB of TurboCache™ video Memory 
 
Hard Drive 
 160GB 5400 rpm 
 
Multimedia Drive 
 Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support 
 
Display 
 14.1” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
 
Fax/Modem 
 High speed 56K modem 
 
Network Card 
 Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
 
Wireless Connectivity 
 Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Integrated Wireless LAN

Bluetooth® wireless networking
 
Multimedia Features 
 HP Pavilion webcam with stereo integrated microphones 
 
Sound 
 Altec Lansing® speakers 

3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
 
Keyboard 
 101 key compatible keyboard 
 
Pointing Device 
 Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 2 Quick Launch Buttons 
 
PC Card Slots 
 One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34) 
 
External Ports 
 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
1 VGA port
3 USB 2.0 ports
1 IEEE-1394
1 RJ 11 modem connector
1 RJ 45 Ethernet connector
S-video TV out
Remote control infrared port (Remote Control optional)
2 Headphones-out one w/ SPDIF Digital Audio, 1 Microphone-in port
Cable docking connector 
 
Dimensions 
 23.70 cm (L) x 33.40 cm (W) x 2.60 cm (min H) / 3.90 cm (max H)
 
Weight 
 2.43 kg (5.33 lbs) 
 
Power 
 90 W AC Power Adapter 
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery

What are the capabilitys for upgrading this kind of laptop? Would I be able to put a more powerful Dual core pentium in? (As long as I keep the FSB the same?) Can I upgrade the graphs card, or can this not be done?

Any advice would be great. Thanks.

~Tyno
 
yes you could upgrade the cpu to something like a T7200 2Ghz but its a complete strip down and mainboard out job to do and unless you have any laptop experience I wouldnt recommend it on this model its a fiddly one.
 
I am affraid the things you can upgrade are hdd and cpu. However you may break something putting new cpu so better go to some shop doing this sort of things and ask.
 
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