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    Help in reinstall window for HP ZV5000z

    Discussion in 'HP' started by chw295, Nov 11, 2004.

  1. chw295

    chw295 Newbie

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    I have to reformat harddrive and reinstall window XP and softwares in my new HP ZV5000Z notebook XP-M 2800 512 RAM
    I need some advice :
    1. How to speed up the booting time and speed up the computer ?
    2. I have thinking of partition my hardrive to 2 with 15 G each partition. Is it a good idea ?

    Thanks
     
    chw295, Nov 11, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Doing a clean reinstall of WinXP and only installing the applications you want will help, but if you really want to speed it up, swap in a Hitachi 7200RPM 2.5" HD while you're at it. See newegg.com, mwave.com, zipzoomfly.com, etc. I've had one in my zv5000z since March and HIGHLY recommend them.

    Partitioning the HD is largely a matter of personal preference. Having two partitions does give you the option of switching one over to Linux later if you so choose with relative ease.
     
    brianstretch, Nov 11, 2004
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  3. thietlong

    thietlong Notebook Consultant

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    Also just in case you don't want to swap hard drive and keep your current one. You can twich a few things here and there on your system by viewing hardware section under the post "how to optimize a notebook computer" in the hardware section. This along with deleting out all the junks from the manufacturer would give u pretty significance boot up and shut down time. Good Luck.

    thietlong
     
    thietlong, Nov 12, 2004
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