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    NC4010 HDD upgrade.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by [toPh], Aug 3, 2008.

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    [toPh] Notebook Geek

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    I have an NC4010 and want to replace the HDD

    Will a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250GB ATA be compatible?

    Apart from RAM are there any other parts of this notebook that are upgradeable?
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    apparently that small computer has a socketed cpu, so you can upgarade that too. upgrade to another pentium m(400mhz fsb) only

    the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250GB should be compatible because it has an ide/p-ata interface(not sata) and is a 2.5" hard drive.

    also upgradable is the bios if you feel like it.
     
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    I have now upgraded the HDD and all is working well.

    I currently have a Pentium M 735 1.7GHz - what else is available to upgrade to and where can I get one?

    Also where can I find Bios upgrade?
     
    [toPh], Aug 13, 2008
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    Infamous22 Notebook Deity

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    How many RAM slots do you have? I'm trying to sell off two sticks of 1GB PC 2700 333MHz ram. They're from my older laptop and work very well.
     
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    I have 2 RAM slots both with 512mb in.
    I've been told that this laptop can only take a maximum of 1GB.
     
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    ahh alrighty...it was worth a shot though... :)
     
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    [toPh], Aug 13, 2008
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