i have an old persario c700 laptop that i got for free that i would like to beef up alittle bit and play around with, it currently has a gig of ram and ive read that i can go to 20 gigs only so thats my first stop, but ive read about upgrading the cpu and so far all im finding out is its a socket p cpu, now im more than a noob at the tecnical stuff lol i can take it apart and change things but i have no idea about what is what lol. so dose anyone here know anything about them or have any spare parts laying around they need to get rid of, thanks

2 Gigs of RAM is the Maximum for that laptop.

20 was probably a typo.

Brad

edit to add: I found another website that claims 4 Gigs, please run SIW on it and tell us what it says.

[This message has been edited by twofatguys (edited 07-24-2011).]

ya it was a typo lol and what is siw

quote Originally posted by zetabird: ya it was a typo lol and what is siw

http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html Great little program that will tell you about what you can handle.

Brad

quote Originally posted by twofatguys: 2 Gigs of RAM is the Maximum for that laptop. 20 was probably a typo. Brad edit to add: I found another website that claims 4 Gigs, please run SIW on it and tell us what it says.

You can also use Crucial's scanner and it'll tell you what you have and what your system max is.

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/

Crucial also makes system memory and solid state drives, and it gives you the option of ordering memory when the scan completes. The last time I looked, their "factory direct" prices were fairly competitive. As far as quality goes, I have 3 systems running Crucial memory and so far they've been good to me.

Most laptops are not servisable,about the only thing you can do is upgrade the RAM and there should be an access pannel on the bottom.

quote Originally posted by James Bond 007: Most laptops are not servisable,about the only thing you can do is upgrade the RAM and there should be an access pannel on the bottom.

Hard drives can normally be changed too, and a faster RPM can help if its an older OEM drive ( tho will reduce battery life ). Some can have their internal wifi cards swapped with something faster ( again, depending on the age )

I have heard of a few with replaceable CPUs, but i doubt that would make a practical difference, at least not enough to take the risk of killing it.

What C700 sub-model is it? That may make a difference in what's upgradeable and what isn't.

how do i figure out what submodel

Running SIW should give it to you, as well as the Crucial system info utility. I believe the Bel-Arc system adviser has that ability as well.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Additionally, there should be a tag on the bottom of the laptop that has most, if no all, of the model information on it. For example, it could say c790LA or c762NR among several dozen other possible model numbers.

the tag on the bottom says c717nr

quote Originally posted by zetabird: the tag on the bottom says c717nr

http://www.shopping.hp.com/...a_sheet/gr993ua.html

According to this, you're limited to 1GB max supported memory. Maybe the PO did a BIOS update that increased support to 2GB?

this is all way over my head lol

quote Originally posted by zetabird: this is all way over my head lol

Meh, don't worry about it, take a little screwdriver, and start tearing into it.

Everything is serviceable if you have the knowledge, time, or money.

Here is a step by step walkthrough of how to take it apart, and put it back together.
http://www.insidemylaptop.c...sario-f700-notebook/

You will need a small phillips screwdriver, and a small flat screwdriver.
You may need some thermal paste (only if removing the processor).

It looks like you can upgrade the Hard drive, Memory, Processor (CPU), and DVD ROM easily, taking it apart and cleaning it alone would be a big help.

Brad

oh well im not new at takeing them apart i am pretty good at it lol its just knowing what i need or the parts that i need the tecnical is what confuses me lol