According to the video converter software, I will have to upgrade my processor for it to run properly. I wanted to know would this be okay to do without damaging my computer?

Can you pick out your specific model here:

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Looku...=11&submit.y=5

You need to find out what CPU's the motherboard will support.

Also what is the requirement of the software?

Model: 6LPXE1


PC performance spectrum (2007)
Best possible Video Resolution
Intel P4 2,4 GHz

Windows XP: Video up to resolution 480x360 Pixel
Windows Vista: up to resolution 320x200 Pixel

AMD Athlon64 3200 +

Windows XP: Video up to resolution 512x384 Pixel
Windows Vista: up to resolution 320x200 Pixel

Intel P4 3,2 GHz
Windows XP: Video up to resolution 720x576 Pixel
Windows Vista: up to resolution 640x480 Pixel

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400
Windows XP: Video up to resolution 720x576 Pixel
Windows Vista: up to resolution 720x576 Pixel

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 +
Windows XP: Video up to resolution 720x576 Pixel
Windows Vista: up to resolution 720x576 Pixel

Here is the full technical specs for that model: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...240233&lang=en

Compaq only recognise it as supporting up to Pentium 4 2.0GHz processors. If you fitted one of these, you might be able to compensate for the 0.4GHz shortfall by beefing up the RAM and graphics card in the PC.

The software will probably still work with a 2.0GHz processor - it's just that it's going to run slower than what the software creators would consider to be acceptable.

In fact, there are Pentium 4 processors that use the same motherboard socket type (478) as your Compaq and the same Front Side Bus (FSB) speed (400MHz) that go up to 2.4GHz and possibly even 2.6GHz and 2.8GHz, although I'm not too sure about the latter. It might be worth getting one just to try it and see. Often, manufacturers don't document support for faster processors simply because those faster speeds weren't in production when the manufacturer was writing their technical documentation. Upgrading to the latest BIOS version is always a good idea to get the fastest available processor support as well.

You can find these processors on Ebay from as little as $20 delivered.

Hope all that helps

will my compaq presario 6000 run with a sempron 1.2gb processor installed or does it need a 1.8 or above i tried reinstalling windows xp on it and it keeps freezeing out on the starting windows logo part

Reinstalling XP?

So it used to work with XP?

If so why are you reinstalling?

If the hardware ran XP in the past it should run it now.


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I would seriously consider a new laptop rather than upgrading something like this.

Yet again your problem might lay elsewhere.

im not totally sure if it did run xp its ran the home edition in the past i got the computer off someone else minus the hdd and although it says its a compaq presario 6000 amd athlon its got a sempron prosessor installed thats only a 1.2gig chip n a 17.3 hdd it has had a amd athlon 1.8gig but apparently it blew it s it didnt work the fan whe plugged in to motherboard the sempron chip howeva does work the fan when plugged to mobo its a tower sytem not a lappy tho

Can you determine the exact model from this list?

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Looku...=11&submit.y=5

Sorry; don't know why I was thinking laptop.

The CPU itself would really have no control or relationship with the heatsink fan.

During your changes you are using a thermal compound: yes?

How much RAM is there?

Even with a 1.2GB CPU you should be at the bare minimum of using XP.

However any install issues usually relate to hardware problems.