Dr_V
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I've recently acquired this old laptop that was already upgraded from its orriginal configuration and I'm upgrading it further. Just for fun, I fell in love with this little machine
Considering the its age, this laptop's performances are absolutely amazing! It runs Win2000 with resonable speed and Office applications very smoothly. I can even see a movie if it's not HD... :D
The current (upgraded) configuration is: 266Mhz Klammath (the CPU is built-in, can't be changed), 160Mb RAM, 40Gb HDD, 24x CD-Rom, FDD, video 2Mb (onboard, no chance to upgrade it), 100/1000Mbps PCMCA wireless LAN card, 4 ports external USB hub (because the laptop has only one USB port). The battery is brand new (factory refurbished), holds for almost 2 hours in full use (up to 3 hours in idle)!
The next move is a combo-drive or DVD-RW (I'm searching for a compatible model, it's not really hard to find).
I'm also searching for a compatible 3.5" card reader & USB combo to install in the FDD bay and an external touchpad or inverted mouse (the normal mouse needs a flat surface to work, it's unconfortable sometimes).
My only problem is the RAM. I can't go over 160Mb (32 internal +2x64) even with the latest BIOS update I could find I'd like to install WinXP and below 256Mb will run too slow. Does anyone have some ideas how can I trick the BIOS to see 2x128Mb on the SODIMM bays?
Considering the its age, this laptop's performances are absolutely amazing! It runs Win2000 with resonable speed and Office applications very smoothly. I can even see a movie if it's not HD... :D
The current (upgraded) configuration is: 266Mhz Klammath (the CPU is built-in, can't be changed), 160Mb RAM, 40Gb HDD, 24x CD-Rom, FDD, video 2Mb (onboard, no chance to upgrade it), 100/1000Mbps PCMCA wireless LAN card, 4 ports external USB hub (because the laptop has only one USB port). The battery is brand new (factory refurbished), holds for almost 2 hours in full use (up to 3 hours in idle)!
The next move is a combo-drive or DVD-RW (I'm searching for a compatible model, it's not really hard to find).
I'm also searching for a compatible 3.5" card reader & USB combo to install in the FDD bay and an external touchpad or inverted mouse (the normal mouse needs a flat surface to work, it's unconfortable sometimes).
My only problem is the RAM. I can't go over 160Mb (32 internal +2x64) even with the latest BIOS update I could find I'd like to install WinXP and below 256Mb will run too slow. Does anyone have some ideas how can I trick the BIOS to see 2x128Mb on the SODIMM bays?