Dell inspiron upgrade
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Aug 17, 2009 at 07:31 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Aug 17, 2009 at 07:31 PM
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Max CPU is only 750 MHz and max memory is 512 MB of PC-100 memory.
Ebay is about the only source for memory and any upgrade might cost more than the whole laptop cost. You may also find that your laptop needs "low density" memory chips which cost even more.
I did a 600 to 800 MHz upgrade of a Compaq and it required a complete dis assembly of the laptop. I had a repair manual that listed the correct screws to remove (over 15 screws of 3 different lengths). This is not an easy task and you might only have a 50% change of success. You may not notice the difference between 600 and 750 MHz unless you max out the memory at the same time.
A CPU upgrade is not cost efficient. You will get better results with upgrading your hard disk to a 5400 RPM drive with a larger cache.
I would not spend over 50 pounds total since your screen may fail at a time.
I would just apply the SP2 updates to Windows using a downloaded CD and then get a copy of CCleaner to clean out the registry.
Good Luck
Ebay is about the only source for memory and any upgrade might cost more than the whole laptop cost. You may also find that your laptop needs "low density" memory chips which cost even more.
I did a 600 to 800 MHz upgrade of a Compaq and it required a complete dis assembly of the laptop. I had a repair manual that listed the correct screws to remove (over 15 screws of 3 different lengths). This is not an easy task and you might only have a 50% change of success. You may not notice the difference between 600 and 750 MHz unless you max out the memory at the same time.
A CPU upgrade is not cost efficient. You will get better results with upgrading your hard disk to a 5400 RPM drive with a larger cache.
I would not spend over 50 pounds total since your screen may fail at a time.
I would just apply the SP2 updates to Windows using a downloaded CD and then get a copy of CCleaner to clean out the registry.
Good Luck
