Upgrading processor on my HP Pavilion g6-1c45dx Notebook PC

Hello, I've been looking into making my Laptop run smother/play better and wanted to upgrade from my A4 processor (2.5GHz/1.9GHz VISION A4 Technology from AMD with AMD Dual-Core A4-3300M Accelerated Processor) to an A6 or A8 procesor and I was wondering if it could be done. I have looked throught the manuel and found parts that I *think* can work but i was hoping to have someone shed some light on the subject.
My laptop: HP Pavilion g6-1c45dx Notebook PC
HP specs on my laptop: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02996672&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en...
Running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Upgraded RAM to 8GB
HP Pavilion g6-1c45dx Notebook PC

Hi,
According to a manual for G6 laptops it is possible:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02968637.pdf
AMD A8–3500M (2.4 GHz/1.5 GHz, 4MB L2 cache), Quad 35 W
AMD A6–3400M (2.3 GHz/1.4 GHz, 4MB L2 cache), Quad 35W
are listed. Look for the part numbers in the service guide and then use them on google to find the cheapest one..
Dv6-7000 /Full HD/Core i5-3360M/GF 650M/Corsair 8GB/Intel 7260AC/Samsung Pro 256GB
Testing - HP 15-p000
HP Touchpad provided by HP
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Since the adapter pin was bent I assume that there could be some kind of short circuite which might have damaged the connection between the battery and the AC adapter.
You informed that the battery test failed on both batteries... so you have tried older battery with this PC, what was the result? and how much charge was there when you ran the test?
Why dont you try a system restore or recovery!!
I can think of this as last option to eliminate any possibilities of software conflict.
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Is it possible to upgrade the processor for my HP Pavilion g6-2244sa?

Hi everyone, i'm just curious as to whether or not I can upgrade the processor in my HP Pavilion g6-2244sa. It currently has the AMD E2-1800 APU (@1.70ghz, dual core) installed. It also has 8gb DDR3 RAM.
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Hi,
The following manual shows a list of processors supported:
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02968637/c02968637.pdf
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Hello there. I was wondering whether I could upgrade my processor and graphic card.
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Manual: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04439608.pdf
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Hi,
impossible mission...
hardsoldered cpu... size...power consumption..
thats a netbook not a notebook...
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Hi,
Once again thank you for your valuable feedback and support!
The product name and model no. i have mentioned in the post are correct. i have also try to locate them behind battery of my notebook. If you think it may be wrong, you can check for this model no. on HP support website here
I have also tried esc+ F2 and run the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics but i did not find option "Component Test" and therefore unable to locate optical drive option.
I have understood your statement regarding benefit of USB tumbdrive over DVDs and much appreciated.
thanks you for that.
I personally want to say that i was unaware about the fact for these non branded DVDs. The shopkeeper (notebook showroom) told me that these DVDs are good to create Recovery Images because they also use these DVDs to create Recovery Images.
I have purchased non branded DVDs but it does not mean i wanted cheapest solution for Recovery. simply i wanted to Recover my system using best DVDs.
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I also own a,(Older), DV7 notebook which has dual drive capability.
I bought my caddy from the place recommended and got everything needed including screws !
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Minor battery life noticable but that was it.
Your system BIOS is what will hold you back from say a 3TB drive.
You can go to HP site and check the specs on your model and find out for 100 % sure.
HP Support & Drivers | United States
I would recommend doing what I did and match the drive exactly.
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