Laptops are not very upgradable computers and in general you stuck with hardware you got inside your laptop. But still there are some components that you can upgrade to improve the performance of you computer. One of these components is memory (RAM). In short, more memory – better computer performance.
There are a lot of different memory brands on the market and sometimes it is very easy to get lost. As a computer technician I would recommend to use Crucial – high quality, not expensive and very reliable computer memory.
Crucial offers you very good tools integrated into their website. These tools will help you to find the correct memory type and correct memory size for your computer.
If you have no idea what kind of memory is installed into your laptop you should use the Crucial system scanner. The Crucial System Scanner takes the guesswork out of upgrading your memory.
The Crucial system scanner will examine you computer and give you an idea what kind of memory you need, what memory size you should use and how many sticks you can install.
More advanced users can use the Crucial Memory Advisor tool. In this case you will have to select the manufacturer, the product line and the model of your laptop manually.
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May 5th, 2006 at 12:04 am
It is a Satellite A75-S211
Part Number: PSA70U-0WK00G
Thanks!
April 26th, 2006 at 7:08 pm
Hi Ed,
It depends on the model. Toshiba Satellite A75 has only one memory slot available for memory upgrade because some memory is already integrated into the system board. Some models have 256MB onboard memory some have 512MB. You can install up to 1GB into the available slot. If you give me the model for your laptop I can check it out and give you more accurate information. You can find the model number on the bottom of your laptop, for example Satellite A75 PSA70U-1Y300G or you can look it up on Toshiba website.
April 25th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Thanks so much for your website; I have been trying to find a teardown manual for my laptop so I can clean the heatsink and I finally found it!! Thanks!
I have a Toshiba Satellite A75 laptop with 640MB ram currently. How much ram can this system support?
Thanks!
April 22nd, 2006 at 9:14 am
Cleverson,
A PC2700 memory module should work fine. It should clock down to PC2100. Do not forget that the maximum amount of memory for your laptop is 1GB. If you already have 512MB in one slot you can install not more then 512MB into the second slot. Toshiba Satellite A25 memory slots are located under the keyboard.
April 22nd, 2006 at 7:55 am
I have a Toshiba A25 S207 with 512 MB (PC2100). A PC2700 memory module will work on it?
thanks!
April 13th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Hi Kevin,
According to Toshiba Tech website there are about ten 15.4” WXGA displays available for Toshiba Satellite M45 and only one 15.4” SWXGA (Toshiba part number V000053290). There is no way I can tell you if it will fit your laptop. Most likely it requires a specific video cable and specific display mounting brackets. The other thing, it is pretty expensive. Sorry, cannot advice you anything.
BTW, when I want to sell some stuff fast, I use craigslist
April 13th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
I have a Toshiba M45-S331. I have found your website EXTREMELY valuable. I am already planning on upgrading the processor to a Pentium M 760 (currently a 730). I have already upgraded the Memory to 2Gig, and the hard drive is now a 7200RPM 80GB Segate.
The only upgrade I would like to make now is to upgrade the display from the WXGA to a WSXGA+ or a WUXGA. Is this even POSSIBLE? Does Toshiba have a 15.4″ replacement display that I can put in this laptop? I really need more desktop area, and this would be it! Otherwise, I will need to sell this laptop soon. (Anyone interested?)
Thanks!
Kevin
March 24th, 2006 at 10:27 pm
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March 20th, 2006 at 9:12 am
Excellent topic. Do you have something similar for CPU upgrades? For example, my Toshiba A30 should support HT CPUs to 3.2GHz, according to the tech manual, but it fails to boot with a 3.2HT CPU in it (it actually attempts to boot for 3-4 seconds 9-10 times before giving up and powering off completely)? The processor is good, but the laptop just doesn’t like it.