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    installing AM on thinkpad R31 with XP

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cpcorkum, Mar 17, 2009.

  1. cpcorkum

    cpcorkum Notebook Enthusiast

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    I own a lenovo thinkpad r31 and was just wondering if i have to reinstall xp after i add more RAM? or will the new RAM be automatically detected?
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    the new memory will be automatically detected. You will not need to reinstall the operating system.

    You can also upgrade the processor without changing the operating system.

    The only time you need to reinstall the operating system, is if you swap motherboards, or upgrade the harddrive

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    cpcorkum Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks,

    any ideas on how i could upgrade my computer? I am definately going to upgrade my RAM to the max 1 GB which is long overdue. i have posted the specs below. It is an IBM thinkpad r31.

    OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
    OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    System Name CHRIS
    System Manufacturer IBM
    System Model 2656AU4
    System Type X86-based PC
    Processor x86 Family 6 Model 11 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~1066 Mhz
    BIOS Version/Date IBM 1FETF1WW (3.110), 16/11/2004
    SMBIOS Version 2.3
    Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
    System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
    Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
    Locale Canada
    Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
    User Name CHRIS\Chris Corkum
    Time Zone Newfoundland Daylight Time
    Total Physical Memory 256.00 MB
    Available Physical Memory 48.89 MB
    Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
    Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
    Page File Space 606.24 MB
    Page File C:\pagefile.sys
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Your laptop uses Pentium 3M board type processors.
    The fastest one is the 1.266GHz Pentium 3.
    This is what you need:
    http://www.impactcomputers.com/26p8363.html

    You can probably get it cheaper on ebay

    from what I can find your system has a maximum memory support of 1Gb (2 x 512mb Pc133 sodimm)

    You can surely upgrade the harddrive, but the size may be limited. I highly doubt it will recognize drives over 137Gb.
    You should download hdtune, and upload an image of the info tab

    K-TRON
     
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