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Upgrade Dell Laptop
J_B
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Daughter2 has a Dell Inspiron 1545-Q21 running W7 (HP, 64 bit, SP1)
It's getting rather tediously slow.
We've run CCleaner and Malwarebytes, but not much improvement.
The HDD is nearly full - could I replace with a bigger one??
It 'only' has 3GB RAM - could I add more??
The battery 'monitor' keeps saying 'consider replacing your battery' - why??
It's getting rather tediously slow.
We've run CCleaner and Malwarebytes, but not much improvement.
The HDD is nearly full - could I replace with a bigger one??
It 'only' has 3GB RAM - could I add more??
The battery 'monitor' keeps saying 'consider replacing your battery' - why??
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The short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is you'll need to reinstall Windows (unless you image the current drive and put that image onto the new drive). You'll also need to reinstall any software that you currently use (good time for a clear-out??).
You can, 32-bit software will only "see" (roughtly) 3.5GB of RAM, 64-bit will see (and use) more.
The battery is probably goosed. If it's been used mainly on mains power, then that sometimes can damage the battery.
Before you consider replacing anything, which bit is slow (boot-up or general use)?:wall: Flagellation, necrophilia and bestiality - Am I flogging a dead horse? :wall:
Any posts are my opinion and only that. Please read at your own risk.0 -
What spec?
It looks like with T4300?
I won't bother upgrade...0 -
I have a Win7 OEM discThe short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is you'll need to reinstall Windows
BothBefore you consider replacing anything, which bit is slow (boot-up or general use)?
How do we tell that?What spec?
It looks like with T4300?0 -
It's the Pentium® Processor T4400. Good enough for general usage. Think about a backup of your important data and a clean install of Windows 7 without the unnecessary software.
Have you filled the C: drive? That would also contribute to sluggishness. Anything on the Data (
) partition? Unusual to have filled a 500 GB drive(if it is). Should be stored externally if important. 0 -
Pretty well, yes - 115 of 148 usedNiftyDigits wrote: »Have you filled the C: drive? That would also contribute to sluggishness.
No D partitionNiftyDigits wrote: »Anything on the Data ( ) partition?
148 GB, see aboveNiftyDigits wrote: »Unusual to have filled a 500 GB drive(if it is).0 -
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What the Service Tag? It's written on the underneath.0
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NiftyDigits wrote: »What the Service Tag? It's written on the underneath.
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Unless you have changed the hard drive, it's 500 GB. So you have a separate data partition.0
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NiftyDigits wrote: »Unless you have changed the hard drive, it's 500 GB. So you have a separate data partition.
Hmm, well, C is what I said
D is the CD/DVd
E and F are 'removable drives'
Nowt else
We haven't changed the HD ... maybe someone did before they sold it us??0
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