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
 
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