Re: Laptop Video Augmentation
From: Mike Brown (mikebNOSPAM_at_NOSPAMassetforwarding.comNOSPAM)
Date: 08/03/04
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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 10:34:45 -0500
"BW Williams" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Well, that's mighty encouraging <sigh>. I would think by
> now that there would be a PCMCIA or other solution of
> sorts to this problem, even a lousy one. Sad to hear that
> I am stuck here. Well, at least this was a gift. I will
> prolly torment it with various OS' like Linux or Solaris.
> At least I will have something to take with me on call
> when I become a real tech.
There unfortunately is no "Voodoo 2" type solution for notebooks, where you
add-on a card to an existing system to limp it into the next generation.
Using this machine to experiment with Linux sounds like a great idea. Linux
can breathe new life into many an underpowered machine.
> Also on the table for the future will be a possible CPU
> upgrade. I contacted a company earlier today and learned
> that my computer may actually have a slot/socket and that
> the CPU may replaced. Unfortunately, his colleague that he
> claimed knew a lot more about these systems was
> unavailable.
If the unit uses an MMC-2 processor module, then it can be picked up on ebay
for a reasonable price. The Tecra series is very small-bodied, though, and
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it is not upgradeable, as the MMC-2
was a large piece of hardware.
> In the past, Toshiba denied that this was possible. I
> believe that they told me this to keep me from voiding the
> warranty. At this stage, I wonder who is right and whether
> or not I'd be better off taking this PC to a computer tech
> shop and getting a third opinion. Obviously, they'd have
> everything to gain and a big sale to lose all at the same
> time.
By all means, take it to a qualified technician, and try to find a small
local shop. Your local Best Buy/Circuit City/etc. isn't going to help you.
> I guess that this venture in laptop land may as well be
> over. I did actually manage to increase the size of the
> swap file to four times the amount of RAM on my system. I
> set the minimum and maximum swap file size to 512MB. I am
> reasoning that this terminal will do for basic use and
> little more. Hopefully the vendor is telling the truth
> about the CPU upgrade and not trying to line their own
> pockets with ill-earned cash. I'd hate to have take them
> to court to make them be honest, but I certainly will if
> the need presents itself.
>From this it looks like you only have 128MB RAM. I would strongly recommend
that for Windows 2000 you upgrade this as much as possible. 128MB won't get
you far these days...
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