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    upgrading old advent 7039

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jisaac, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. jisaac

    jisaac Notebook Deity

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    ok... so i'm going to upgrade my dad's old laptop for him.
    i'm going to install-
    A hm160hc hard drive
    2x1gb DDR pc3200 Ram
    AMD ATHLON 64 3700+ cpu

    will this laptop accept 2gb of ram? (advent states only 1gb of ram is supported but this may be all that was available at the time + the crucial memory advisor tool states it supports up to 4gb of memory)
    will tis laptop acept the 3700+ cpu? (the stock cpu btw is the 3000)+

    also the cpu is not soldered is it? are there any guides on the internet about dismantling this laptop?

    thanks
     
    jisaac, Dec 22, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Buy the memory somewhere it's easy to return should it not work out. My guess would be it's not soldered.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 22, 2008
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  3. jisaac

    jisaac Notebook Deity

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    i was planning to buy it from ebay.. since to buy it from a retailer or shop would cost me double the price... returning it to an ebay seller would be no easy task :\
     
    jisaac, Dec 22, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You should be able to easily upgrade to the 3700+.
    Just make sure that you buy the 3700+ mobile version. Their are like 3 or 4 different versions of the 3700+, so make sure you buy the right one.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 22, 2008
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    ok so the cpu should be fine, anyone have any ideas on the ram upgrade?
     
    jisaac, Dec 23, 2008
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