Compaq Presario SR1617CL-B Cpu

The speed of your unit largely depends on the clock speed and model of CPU within your system. The CPU is the primary piece of hardware that processes data for the computer. Purchasing and replacing an old CPU can be a daunting task for anyone to do themselves, as there are a plethora of things that could possibly happen that would render the new CPU useless. In order to replace the CPU in your Compaq system, do some research as to how to do it properly so you do not damage the replacement CPU. Make sure that you are going to replace a bad piece of hardware that is actually bad, as it is not often that the CPU actually is the culprit.