aspire 9410-2597 upgrading help

HI gang,
I have read the threads as much as possible and I am perplexed by the lack of help from Acer on this. This has a T2060 CPU in it. It has an sata 1.5 HD and I have 2gb of ddr2 pc2-4200. I am trying to find out what can be upgraded and to how much. Acer didn't want to touch it since its out of warranty. The serial number look up from the state it is a 9410z... but on the back of the laptop it states 9410-2597. the mfg date is 070131, if that is any help.
I know that i can plug a 7200rpm drive into it and yes it should take w7 with no problem. It's been a good laptop and I would like to keep it for a few more years.

Thanks in advance

 

Hi Cloud71, and welcome to the forums!
I did a quick look up and confirmed that your Aspire 9410-2597 is an Aspire 9410Z, and the only one listed on this page here.
You've maxed out the RAM at 2GB, so that's not an option.
Go for the big 7200rpm drive - the chipset should be able to support it.
As for the CPU, you've at least got a dual-core Pentium, but depending on BIOS support and the limits of the 943GML chipset, you might be able to stick a Socket M Core 2 Duo in there. Since Core 2 Duos are clock-for-clock faster than your Pentium, even a slight speed upgrade would be worth your while. The T5600 at 1.83 GHz might be an option, or maybe the T7200 at 2.0 GHz if they've come down in price.

 

Thank you for your help! Much nicer than putting up with the BS from Acer! I am wondering now whether the MS 2195 mobo is replaceable with the one that utilizies the 4gb option. I would like to get this thing up to 7 64bit if praticable. And if so, where would i get that board?
Thanks again

 

Swapping mainboards is tricky, as mount points could be different and thermal capacity requirements might increase.
I'd say either stick with what you have, or forget the upgrades altogether and get a new laptop. You should be able to find relatively inexpensive notebooks that will beat your current system's performance.