HP G70-120EM Upgrades

Hey there.
I bought a HP G70-120EM just over 2 years ago and its now its starting to just slow down.
It's been overhauled twice; once when I installed win7 and then again last Nov when I did a reinstall of 7. I use TuneUp Utilities to help improve my system as a whole; but its making no real difference.
I haven't upgraded it at all in terms of hardware.
So I was wondering what can be upgraded on it? Specifically can the gfx be upgraded, and can the processor/s be upgraded?

It ain't really worth it, but for the record, the graphics cannot be modified at all. The processor could be, but the cost would make it kind of pointless. Memory is a possible upgrade and a faster hard drive but any modern laptop should run pretty fast if the software is properly maintained. Clean up the startup routine; stop programs from running in the background. And it might be a good idea to try another clean install of Windows 7.

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Wow, really??? I have a Droid Incredible and I can watch ANYTHING through my tv out cable.
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You should look through the HP G70-120EM Maintenance and Service Guide before attempting to service your notebook: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01573159.pdf
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My laptop motherboard is a HP G70-111EM
The motherboard im interested in is http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HP-G70-motherboard-2-GHz-Intel-Core-2-Duo-processor-/270587170495?cmd=ViewItem...
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Hi,
I have a HP G70-120EM laptop. I am looking to increase the memory capacity with a pair of matched modules, as big as possible.
Ive got:
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1 x 2GB Transcend PC2-5300
667 MHz
Now, the specification says memory max = 3GB, but can be up to PC2-6400 800Mhz.
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Huffer, Thanks for the reply.
Ive managed to source a document through this website.
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Maintenance and Service Guide
Document Part Number: 485462-001
September 2008
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HP G70-120EA upgrade HDD problem

I've been having problems with my notebook crashing. A test confirms it's a HDD problem. So I buy a replacement HDD exactly the same as before (WD Scorpio Blue) only this time 320GB. The original was 160GB.
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Hi,
What is the error. Yesterday, I swapped HDD on one of my laptops from 160GB to 750GB w/o any problem. My suggestion is to check the BIOS and upgrade it.
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wvedel wrote:
The HP System Information screen on the computer tells me it's 8.
Hi,
The specs shows only 3GB probably the original specs used 32 bit operating system therefore no point to install more than 4GB. Why only 3 because MANY users bought 4GB machines and kept asking why we had to pay 4 but could not use 4. What is the version of the Operating system on your machine now ? May be it has 64bit OS now and that's is a good news, you don't have to looking for a RAM upgrade task.
Regards.
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I own a G70-120EM. I have several problems with my HP laptop. When I move my screen, it flickers violently, to the point where the entire screen is white. If I'm lucky, it will return to normal. It only does this if it has been stationary for a while.
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I am trying to upgrade my HP G70-250CA from 6GB of RAM to 8GB, but cannot get it to work.
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To the best of my knowledge, the Windows 7 upgrade discs once lost, cannot be ordered again. (Microsft limitation i guess, due to long time since the upgrade program was launched). Hence I think the only option is to have a retail version of Win 7 and install it for your notebook.
Although I am an HP Employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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