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    need help upgrading my 8600

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by robertosee, Nov 7, 2004.

  1. robertosee

    robertosee Notebook Consultant

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    i recently got a 8600 for a really low price... but it got minimum specs... thats why i need help on the upgrades... i'm not planning to do it now but most probably in the next few months...
    i'm planning to upgrade my hard drive and processor...
    but i dont know how to do it... and where to buy...
    i hope someone would teach me how...
    i'd probably get 80gb hard drive n 2.0ghz processor...(when the price really goes down)

    thanks
     
    robertosee, Nov 7, 2004
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    robertosee Notebook Consultant

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    oh by the way... here's my specs as of now
    1.5 ghz PM processor
    512mb ram (256x2)
    30 gb hd
    128mb 9600 gpu
    cd-rw/dvd
     
    robertosee, Nov 7, 2004
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  3. eskimo_socks

    eskimo_socks Notebook Guru

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    you want to upgrade your PROCESSOR?!>@>?? [:0] - Go and buy a book on it or something...

    Apart from that which on a dell machine would probably entail reducing your machine down to its component parts and even then... The HDD upgrade is standard - on most laptops you can just take a back panel off and slot in a new one. If I were you I might get more ram instead of taking the route of upgrading the processor (get 2x512 sticks, or 1x1GB)

    oh - and good luck...
     
    eskimo_socks, Nov 7, 2004
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    Sorry, but upgrading a processor on a notebook is just basically unfeasible. The motherboard's are designed in a manner specific to the processor being used so if you want to upgrade a processor you have to upgrade the motherboard...and that's like expensive and not worth it. Upgrading the hard drive is simple, you would just buy one from Dell and it would come with instructions on how to replace the one you have...it's a matter of removing some screws, taking out the hard drive, and then slipping the new one in.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 7, 2004
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    ninjarush Notebook Enthusiast

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    is the RAM easy to install?
    can u have 1x256mb and 1x512mb?
    can u have 2ram from different factory?

    is this only for dell?
    does it work for sony, toshiba too?
     
    ninjarush, Nov 7, 2004
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    Dukhat Notebook Enthusiast

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    You are misleading him about the processor. Upgrading from a dothan processor to another higher clocked dothan one is feasible though it requires taking your laptop totally apart to do it.

    Keep my DV1000 or get an Inspiron with an extra modular battery and an ATI 9600 128mb for the same price? Decisions, decisions.
     
    Dukhat, Nov 12, 2004
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