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    upgrading a Toshiba Tecra 8100

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kevinKJR, Nov 10, 2006.

  1. kevinKJR

    kevinKJR Newbie

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    I have a Tecra 8100 Laptop with pentium3 processor, its slow as it only has 128mb Ram, I want to run windows XP on it! can it be upgraded to 256 or better still 512mb and will it make a noticeable difference?
     
    kevinKJR, Nov 10, 2006
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  2. stevenator128

    stevenator128 Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know if it can be upgraded, probably yes to 512mb. IT WILL BE A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE!
     
    stevenator128, Nov 10, 2006
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  3. Dreamer

    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    Yes, you can upgrade it to 512MB (max) and the difference will be really noticeable.
     
    Dreamer, Nov 10, 2006
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  4. NetBrakr

    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    Indeed you can upgrade to 512 max, you will need PC100 type of memeory but be warned about availablity, you most likely to buy them onlnie, rather then going to the stores.

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, Nov 10, 2006
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Also note that PC100 memory is quite expensive, but yes it will definitely make a huge difference in performance.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 10, 2006
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