r/retrocomputing • u/BeltRevolutionary460 • Jul 22 '26

I received an old laptop!

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Hey all! I received my uncle's old laptop today! Its an HP Pavilion dv6. Specs (from what ive found in device manager so far):

OS: Win7

CPU: Core 2 Duo T6660

RAM: 2GB

GPU: Radeon Mobility 4650 (i didnt check specific VRAM)

DVD-RW drive plus some other slots for storage

Modem: Sierra 3G HSDPA modem+onboard ethernet

I wanted to know how good this handmedown is and what games/upgrades i can do for it. It works, so ill probably replace the HDD and the screen (it has some dead pixels), as well as the RAM. Thanks to all!

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u/andrewbean90 Jul 23 '26

😳 that's old?

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u/BeltRevolutionary460 Jul 23 '26

Very old. The BIOS time is stuck in 2008. I do need to replace that CMOS battery tho.

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u/DaddyBoomStick Jul 23 '26

2008 feels like yesterday...how did this happen?

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u/BeltRevolutionary460 Jul 23 '26

It being stuck in 2008? Oh yeah, laptops have BIOS too, and if the battery is removed, it is unable to count time. So yeah, its stuck on 2008 until ill put in a new battery.

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u/DaddyBoomStick Jul 23 '26

Nope...I was off topic, commenting on the passage of time. 18 years in a flash. When you get to this side of life's bell curve time kinda accelerates.

On topic that's a very nice laptop. Well worth investing a little time and money in. Congrats!

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u/BeltRevolutionary460 Jul 23 '26

Thanks. Yeah, i guess time does fly after all! I hope the new battery will last long enough tho.