Hardware Upgrades to speed up my laptop?
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Hey as all have mention XP requires alot of RAM to run. I teach courses in DATA and we focus on all OS systems and a min requirement for XP is 128M of RAM but in many installs we have found our customers must have a minimum of 512M to properly function, check your task manager and see what is using most of your resources and shut them down. Best of luck.
1108082
YIKES, anything other than onboard video!!! Use the Geforce 2 with the newest NVIDIA drivers and you will far surpass anything the SIS chipset could offer. Then upgrade as soon as possible.
377555
Highly doubtful that you will see any improvement.  You can do just as much by defragging (already on your computer) and be periodically clearing out your internet cache.  You can, however, do a web search for intel accelerator.  It is no longer supported by Intel and only works on certain chipsets but it does make your system a little more efficient and run a little faster.  You can also replace your celeron with a PIII "flip chip" which is a direct replacement for the celeron and will boost your speed (has a larger cache).  In addition you should up your ram to 128 and drop in a 7800 rpm larger hard drive.
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definitely get more RAM - at least 1gb, and 2gb if you can. \n\nalso, a 250gb hard drive would be useful, and quite cheap.\n\nperhaps a new graphics card, 256mb....\n\nor get a mobo that supports pci-express and sata hard drive, with 3.4ghz P4...
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buy more ram, and install it\n\nDelete your temp internet files\n\nDelete your history\n\nAnd delete your cookies\n\nYOu can also take off programs that you are no longer using or wont use\n\nYou can also defragment your computer after all this is done, and I guarntee it will run faster!!
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This Problem has two sides to check out\n1. hardware related.\n2. software related.\n\n1.hardward related.\nIf you think you own an old computer it's time to upgrade some parts .. mainly think of adding some extra RAM memory nd if possible change your processor (but refer to some expert to get you a processor that fit your mainboard.\n\n2. software related\nthis has various possiblities \na. delete TMP files.\nb. delete BAK files.\nc. Run an anti virus scan with an updated antivirus software\nd. run a scan to detect and delet spyware files.\ne. run disk defragment on the system partition.\nf. empty at least 700 MB's in your system partition.\ng. uninstal any unused softwares.\n\nThose should aid your computer and if you wish to remove the operating system and install a fresh new copy that will help too -- but you better backup your important files and system state before continuing with the fresh installation plan.
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Defrag, virus & spyware scans, software installation, motherboard, memory, hard drive, DVD drive installation, power supply replacement, chip upgrade, memory upgrades, drive mirror & installation just to name a few
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I don't think upgrading that machine will be worth it, but you can try what the guy did on the link below.  But if I were you, I would buy a new machine.  You can get a new Dell for a couple hundred bucks that will blow your machine out of the water and will save you a lot of headache.
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You would have to first learn whether or not your motherboard supports the faster RAM.  http://www.crucial.com has a great tool to help you figure it out.
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no, you can't upgrade the graphics cards, because it's integrated on the motherboard in most laptops (there are exceptions, but very few).\nthere are no special laptop OS's, it's the same OS as used in desktop PCs.
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Try Tune-Up Uitilites 2006. It make the computer awesome fast. It is cheap and very Effective. \nAnd Speciall it makes the start up Very fast with its Start up manger.\nDiscription: \n\nTuneUp Utilities 2006 optimizes the performance of your computer, solves problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs\nMore info at : http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/\n\ndownload here, (just put any random email id with it asks)\nhttp://www.tune-up.com/download/tu2006/
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Since you have a dell the chances are that your MB support a Pentium class processor- this would hugely upgrade your performance! See if you can find what "slot" type your processor is- infact being celeron it might be 478... Then your next step would be more memory... If you have any open slots then another 512 stick would be great. Newegg.com usually has great prices! These two components would be a great asset!
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Try number 3 as it is the easiest and quickest way to improve speed.\n\n1) Increase RAM (memory).\n2) Increase free disk space (remove unneeded programs from hard drive, delete temp files and folders, switch to a larger hard drive, add a second hard drive)\n3) Reduce the number of programs running in your system tray/at startup. You can do this by going to Start > Run > type "msconfig" > go to the StartUp tab and deselect everything except critical programs like your anti-virus.\n4) Scan for/remove spyware/adware/malware. \n\nCheck out Advanced Windows Care, it will help with most of this automatically and it's free: http://www.iobit.com/
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no, u r in dire need of up grading. no it is honestly less to buy a new 'puter than 2 upgrade. your video card is good, its what ive got but your total mem sux. plus get 512 ram and a 1 gig slave drive. ooh im still impressed with mine and it was only  $350 new. from wally-world, i mean wal- mar, u know.
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After looking up your model, it only supports a MAX of 160MB of RAM.  That's not enough to run Windows 2000 or XP and for it be relatively usable.  In addition, you will need several GB of free space to install.  I recommend you look into a new laptop, even Dell has ones that are only a couple of hundred dollars that are better and will cost the same as the upgrades you would have to consider on your current model.
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I think that you can add one more 128Mb RAM. that will improve the performance of the PC. You can increase the RAM capacity if your computer mother board has the provision.  I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems. Some RAM/hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in  useful. Try this site, if you can get what is required.
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I looked up and see that Presario 722US has these:\n\n# 1.1GHz Duron Morgan with SSE\n# VIA KN133 chipset\n# 240MB PC100 SDRAM (384MB max)\n\nBased on these, I suggest you don't upgrade. A faster CPU is probably not going to work with PC100 SDRAM. These specs are too old to accept any recent CPU. Besides, a faster CPU may cause heat problems in the Laptop.