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701C mobo upgrade
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:39 pm
by benplaut
my 701C hasn't been getting all that much love lately, due to the fact that i haven't yet successfully put Linux on it yet
i was thinking that maybe i should upgrade to the AMB 133MHz mobo, and 64mb of RAM. With that, and my existing hard drive, i could run any of a number of distros suited for old computers (the current hardware is apparrently beyond "old"... it's archaic
)
questions:
what do i gain?
what do i lose?
what risk is there?
what do i need (hardware)?
what will it cost?
is it hard to do? (the extent of my knowledge is building a few desktops, and adding an A/B/G card to my T40)
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:56 pm
by AlphaKilo470
The 133mhz gain will be most beneficial to anyone who owns the slower 50mhz version of the 701 but all 701's will benefit by a few mhz's which should at minimum make office run better.
As for performing the upgrade, just make sure you know what you're doing and you follow the hardware maintenance manual. Also, do your best to remember what part went where when you are disassembling. Take notes as you go if you have to.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 10:43 pm
by benplaut
i figured out with my wifi upgrade:
take a picture of the situation, print it, and tape the screws to the sheat, where they need to go
don't you also gain CardBus by doing the upgrade?
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:18 am
by farmer kev
Dumb question of the day.
Can you leave off the modem board when you upgrade?
Don't need it because I have a 56k x-jack pc card modem.
At the very least would save a little weight, maybe even some battery life?
TIA
kev
Even more dumb question
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:59 pm
by Insomniac1971
What is an AMB mobo (ok, I know what a mobo is) and where do I find it?
With kind regards
Jan
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 4:56 pm
by farmer kev
I belive they mean AMD
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:20 am
by Insomniac1971
OK AMD then:) But where to find it and what is the model number?
With kind regards
Jan
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:35 am
by Klaus
I bought a 133MHz 701 and also it's a little faster than the 75 Mhz, it's imho no "big speedup" - yes it works with the internal Modem.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:42 am
by JHEM
Insomniac1971 wrote:OK AMD then:) But where to find it and what is the model number?
Here's where I got mine:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW
Regards,
James
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:50 am
by farmer kev
Klaus wrote:I bought a 133MHz 701 and also it's a little faster than the 75 Mhz, it's imho no "big speedup" - yes it works with the internal Modem.
But I was asking to find out if I can delete the modem since its so slow.