The hard drive will probably make very little difference to the speed of the laptop. its definately the memory that will make your laptop go faster. Replacing the harddrive will give you more space and allow better access when using virtual memory, but that will be reduced with the memory upgrade. I will suggest though you be careful what memory you buy as the motherboard may have a maximum speed and amount it can take so worth checking the manuals first.
cool.. thanks. I believe it will go up to 1 GB ram. As for the HD.. I was always under the thought that the more RPM the HD is, the faster it will access info from it. the HD in there now, if I remember correctly is a 42 so im thinking a 72 would be alot faster, as for size, it really doesnt make mucho difference... i believe its an 80GB in there so I would oly probably go up to a 150 or whatever size it comes. I know the RAM is PC333 but not sure the speed.. how can I find out the speed?
I guess maybe I can look at the crucial mem site and use that tool they have for finding the right mem.
You'll need a IDE hard drive which are increasingly hard to find. My co-worker had to resort to eBay to be able to find a new one for his older Inspiron.
increasing the RAM from 128MB will help greatly especially if you are running Windows XP.
Ok, I Added the 1 GB of Ram and replaced the 10 GB 4200RPM HD for a new 80 GB 5200 HD and what a difference in speed..its like a new machine....now if only I could change out the P# for a P$ or better...Hmmmmm lol
chunks79
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November 18th, 2010 06:00
The hard drive will probably make very little difference to the speed of the laptop. its definately the memory that will make your laptop go faster. Replacing the harddrive will give you more space and allow better access when using virtual memory, but that will be reduced with the memory upgrade. I will suggest though you be careful what memory you buy as the motherboard may have a maximum speed and amount it can take so worth checking the manuals first.
zacker01
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November 18th, 2010 07:00
cool.. thanks. I believe it will go up to 1 GB ram. As for the HD.. I was always under the thought that the more RPM the HD is, the faster it will access info from it. the HD in there now, if I remember correctly is a 42 so im thinking a 72 would be alot faster, as for size, it really doesnt make mucho difference... i believe its an 80GB in there so I would oly probably go up to a 150 or whatever size it comes. I know the RAM is PC333 but not sure the speed.. how can I find out the speed?
I guess maybe I can look at the crucial mem site and use that tool they have for finding the right mem.
ejn63
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November 18th, 2010 11:00
There are still plenty of new, EIDE notebook drives around.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136130
ieee488
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November 18th, 2010 11:00
You'll need a IDE hard drive which are increasingly hard to find. My co-worker had to resort to eBay to be able to find a new one for his older Inspiron.
increasing the RAM from 128MB will help greatly especially if you are running Windows XP.
Crucial is a great place to buy RAM.
zacker01
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November 22nd, 2010 05:00
opps.. iment P3or P4....lol
zacker01
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November 22nd, 2010 05:00
Ok, I Added the 1 GB of Ram and replaced the 10 GB 4200RPM HD for a new 80 GB 5200 HD and what a difference in speed..its like a new machine....now if only I could change out the P# for a P$ or better...Hmmmmm lol
Thanks Guys..for all the support!