You may want to check Dell's site too; I remember looking for possible
memory upgrades for my old P4 desktop and they had 1/2GB upgrade for like
$20-30 bucks (I decided it still wasn't worth it :P) on their accessories
site (and it looked up my service tag and found the exact right components
too btw). GL!
BINO
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of maccrawj
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] Dell Inspiron 700M
Re-install after wiping it out is best bet for a hassle free setup.
If it's a royalty licensed XP disc, the oembios will facilitate full
activated
install w/o doing an activation. How it will do the install is a function of
being a
"restore disc" or a Dell customized real OEM windows install. Assuming the
latter,
I'd slipstream the disc to SP3, install it, and then use a DVD w/
Autopatcher to do
the rest.
RAM I'd add a 1GB like this:
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=5872ED06A5CA7304
Better would be replace original SODIMM for 2GB, the max.
Winterlight wrote:
> A friend has been given a circa 2005-6 Dell Inspiron 700m. It is a nice
> little ultra light, in great condition and will be a great laptop for
> her needs. The previous owner had installed some junk, AOL, which is
> embedded worse then a virus, and lots of spyware.A online Karparsky scan
> reveals about sixty infected files and 25 threats..Not so much, but I am
> thinking it is probably easier to just restore it back to it's original
> factory condition and then remove Norton internet security which is
> expired in 07 ,and all the other stuff Dell put on it to slow it down.
>
> I would do this with the Dell Restore windows program right .. just
> start it up and let it go? When it finishes will it boot up like a new
> laptop where I put in the new user and passwords etc. Will windows make
> me re-certify? How dos that work?
>
> Or is there a way to clean it up I can be sure about?
>
> It only has a half a gig of ram. Anybody have any PC2700 DDR SODIMM
> sitting around in your junk pile you want to sell?
>
>
