Hey guys. This is my first post, and I need help!
I just purchased an old IBM laptop from eBay. It is a 600E Pentium 2 with 366Mhz and 64MB of RAM. A 4.3 GBHDD and CDROM. This is my question to those familiar with the unit.
1. The seller says the battery isn't any good and doesn't take charge. Are these fairly readily available, and are they difficult to install?
2. Can I beef it up by putting in a 256MB stick of RAM? And if so, how hard is this to do?
3. Could I also put a CD-RW drive in, to replace the current standard CD ROM?
4. Is there anyway to beef up the Mhz? And what does this inhibit the computer from doing, if it is a low count?
5. Can I beef up the HDD?
6. When they refer to PCMCIA does these mean Ethernet? Can I use my Ethernet connection for my Broadband on this computer?
7. Am I able to load Windows XP Pro on this unit?
Answers would be appreciated...
Thanks guys!
India
I just purchased an old IBM laptop from eBay. It is a 600E Pentium 2 with 366Mhz and 64MB of RAM. A 4.3 GBHDD and CDROM. This is my question to those familiar with the unit.
1. The seller says the battery isn't any good and doesn't take charge. Are these fairly readily available, and are they difficult to install?
2. Can I beef it up by putting in a 256MB stick of RAM? And if so, how hard is this to do?
3. Could I also put a CD-RW drive in, to replace the current standard CD ROM?
4. Is there anyway to beef up the Mhz? And what does this inhibit the computer from doing, if it is a low count?
5. Can I beef up the HDD?
6. When they refer to PCMCIA does these mean Ethernet? Can I use my Ethernet connection for my Broadband on this computer?
7. Am I able to load Windows XP Pro on this unit?
Answers would be appreciated...
Thanks guys!
India