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Upgrading! [Please Read] - Reece - 06-01-2010 Ok, I posted a thread earlier about upgrading my laptop. I now am more serious about this and have a little extra money. I have a Dell Inspiron 1720. ______________________________________ It can hold two HD's. I am wanting two new Hard drives. I am thinking of buying two of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-250GB-7200RPM-16MB-2-5-SATA-NB-Hard-Drive-PS3-OK-/110533036357?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bc484945 They are 250GB and 7200RPM. I believe 7200RPM is high performance. I don't really know what the 16MB is, so please educate me and tell me if thats good or not. To add another hard drive and change my current one I need a Hard drive caddy right? I only need one though (I presume) because I can just change out my current caddy [that came with the laptop] with a new 250GB one. This Caddy looks ok to me: http://cgi.ebay.com/2nd-Hard-Drive-Caddy-DELL-Inpiron-1720-1721-Vostro-1700-/180435307151?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item2a02c84a8f Now, that takes me to purchasing:
I can install these myself no problem. (or I should be able to, all I have to do is put them in and format, right?) ______________________________________ Now onto the RAM. This is where it will get a little tricky for me because I have to take apart my Laptop. According to this guide: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/take-apart-dell-inspiron-1720-1721-dell-vostro-1700-laptop/ All I need to do is take off the bottom cover and my Keyboard to replace the RAM. AND Currently I have 2GB of RAM total. I am going to assume I have two 1GB modules. I am wanting to max out the RAM at 4096MB, therefore I will need to buy two 2GB modules or a 4GB pack. I have found two bundles that suite my needs but I can't tell which is better: http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=34534789A5CA7304 OR http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=CB4117F8A5CA7304 One says:
I really am a novice with computer parts. I am experienced with using them, (so please don't assume I am a "noob" all around) just not with taking them apart! Please/Thank you for any replies. |