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Memory max - Compaq Presario 5000
I have a Compaq Presario 5000, that I traded a busted laptop to my dad
for. As far as I'm aware he did not do any kind of overclocking (mobo is locked if memory serves me), and everything left in the system is standard issue. My question is what is the fastest speed of Ram I can throw in there, also what are the maximums for amount of RAM? Any idea on if the computer can have an upgrade done to the CPU? |
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Memory max - Compaq Presario 5000
According to a product review by PC World still on the web, "Compaq also offers
preconfigured and user-configurable models of the Presario 5000 series with Pentium III, Celeron, and Athlon processors." So if you need help with the system, you need to tell us its exact model. Memory speed makes no difference in the performance of a computer, as long as the memory meets the specifications required by the computer. You can install faster memory of the same type (e.g. PC133 in a system shipped with PC100), and the CPU speed will not change... Ben Myers On Tue, 01 May 2007 01:21:37 -0000, lid (playstation60) wrote: I have a Compaq Presario 5000, that I traded a busted laptop to my dad for. As far as I'm aware he did not do any kind of overclocking (mobo is locked if memory serves me), and everything left in the system is standard issue. My question is what is the fastest speed of Ram I can throw in there, also what are the maximums for amount of RAM? Any idea on if the computer can have an upgrade done to the CPU? |
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Memory max - Compaq Presario 5000
On Apr 30, 6:21 pm, (playstation60) wrote:
I have a Compaq Presario 5000, that I traded a busted laptop to my dad for. As far as I'm aware he did not do any kind of overclocking (mobo is locked if memory serves me), and everything left in the system is standard issue. My question is what is the fastest speed of Ram I can throw in there, also what are the maximums for amount of RAM? 1.5GB, Pc133. They all have 3 ram slots. Any idea on if the computer can have an upgrade done to the CPU? Nyes. Some are altlons, some are durons, some are celerons, and some are p3s. I think the p3 and celeron models can be upgraded to p3 1ghz. I think the Durons top out at 1.2 or 1.4ghz. But you'll want to do a bios upgrade first before upgrading the CPU. It'll make your life easier. Some of the models are updatable through windows. As Ben says, there are a lot of different models. To find the exact model, pop open the cd holder thingy, there should be a sticker on it. One bugaboo with many of these is bad video card. Even on the ones with onboard video often have this problem. Not all, but large portion of them do (20% or so). If you see the display image smeared a bit, or it won't boot, replace the video card. |
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