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    RAM and Hard-drive question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Fustar, May 1, 2008.

  1. Fustar

    Fustar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the e1505 and I only have one Gig of RAM and a 80 GB hard drive. Heres the question, do I have to buy a new hard-drive from dell so I can have one that has Higher RPMs or can I get it somewhere else. If I can will anyone be able to tell me how to install it myself? I would also like to know if I am capable of converting everything on the old to the new one, and if I can how. Also I know I can put 2GB of ram in this system dual core of course. I just wanted to know where I can get the best price, and how to install.



    PLEASE HELP A NEWBIE
     
    Fustar, May 1, 2008
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  2. boypogi

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    newegg have good deals on hdd and rams :) just open up the notebook and insert your new hdd and ram :)
     
    boypogi, May 1, 2008
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  3. Fustar

    Fustar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thats it it sounds to easy what about getting everything from my old hard to my new one and what exactly am I looking for?
     
    Fustar, May 1, 2008
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    Xirurg ORLY???

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    kowell Notebook Evangelist

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    Any PC-5300/5400 667Mhz SODIMM ram memory will work in a E1505. Unscrew the square plate under the laptop and just swap the modules.

    Any standard 2.5inches HDD would work in the E1505. Loosen up the screws holding it under the laptop and pull it out. Unscrew the protective plastic piece around the HDD and re-install it on the new HDD then just slide it in.

    I changed both RAM and HDD on my E1505 without any problem.
     
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  6. boypogi

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    unscrew some screws then pop open the ram and hdd
     
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  7. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    for hdd,you must het an usb hdd enclosure,put new hdd in it and copy your current one to it... ;)
     
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  8. Fustar

    Fustar Notebook Enthusiast

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    alright but how do take everything off of my old Hard drive and put it on the new one
     
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  9. Fustar

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    what Xirurg could you explain that some more I dont understand.
     
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  10. kowell

    kowell Notebook Evangelist

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    I will try. Basically you will need to reinstall your windows operating system as well as all of your programs (office, games, etc). You can transfer your personal data (such as music, movies, word documents, pictures, etc) to the new hard drive in a couple of ways. One is to save it all to a usb thumb drive, or you could burn it to dvd's or cd's. Or, you can buy an external enclosure that is essentially a box that you put your old hard drive into that will make it an usb external hard drive similar to one you would buy from a store. If you go that route, you will not need to back up your files (although this is generally a good idea anyways). After you install your setup on your new hard drive you can plug in your usb hard drive and get your personal files off of it that way.
     
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  12. Fustar

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    will I have to put operating system and other necessary things like that onto the new one in order for my laptop to run or are those things stored in another way?
     
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    I think Xirug said get the enclosure, put the new one in there. Now copy the entire contents from original to new one. Then take new one out of enclosure and swap with old. Put the old in the enclosure and you now also have an external. Whether you can just copy old disk and have it work on new or need software don't know as I have never done. But there is a way to do it without reinstalling everything.
     
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    You will remove your old hard drive and put the new one in. It will be TOTALLY BLANK. Your next step is to install an operating system (windows xp, vista, linux, etc). Then you have a platform you can use to install your programs back on (hopefully you have your software discs). At this time you can also put your personal files back on the new hard drive.
     
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    I say one of these, link
     
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    Seagates or Western Digital are nice but didn't you say you wanted more RPM? these are all 5400rpm. A 250GB 7200rpm will be around 200$

    The laptop being DualCore doesn't affect anything for the HDD
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I have an e1505, and I have tried 4gb of memory, it does not work. The chipset does not support 4gb of memory. I have tried 4gb, but even with the newest bios revision, only 2gb is supported.

    You can use any sata notebook harddrive if you want.
    A 320gb 5400rpm drive, or a 200gb 7200rpm drive will be your main focus on harddrives, they are about the same speed in terms of bandwidth, so if you want faster access times, than get the 200gb 7200 drive, if you want more harddrive capacity, than get the 320gb 5400rpm drive.

    I would not get the 250gb 7200rpm drive yet, it just came out, and may have issues. I would wait a bit for some people to actually review the drive. It may be loud, or unreliable. We just dont know yet, so I would stick with a fast drive such as the two mentioned, since they are fast, reliable and trusted.

    K-TRON
     
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