I just bought this laptop at Best Buy (Gateway Notebook with Mobile AMD Sempron™ Processor 3100+). It came with 512mb of RAM, which I have upgraded to 2gb. I was looking to increase the hard drive. Right now it is 80gb. How large of a hard drive would this computer be able to handle? 120gb? 160? Also, if I were to upgrade the hard drive, what kind of hard drive would I look for? Usually I buy parts for upgrade on eBay....what would I search for? If that is not a good place to buy it, can someone direct me somewhere else? Best answer gets the 10 points. Thanks.
2006-08-09 16:43:56 · 3 answers · asked by Mike42884 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
As long as the physical size of the HD (it's about the size of a deck of cards) can fit and is compatible (as in SCSI or not) then the sky should be the limit for maximum capacity in said drive. If you are looking for a massive drive but can't find it in a laptop HD configuration...I'd recommend you try getting an external HD....I have 3 of them from an old server, bought the kit to transfer from internal to external and all work great...they are nice and fast because of USB 2.0 good luck!
2006-08-09 16:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by highlanders30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's sad but only the ones that they make. Even then, only if the hardware isn't over a year old. They are very proprietary about every facet of their manufactuing process. I'd suggest junking it and having one built by a local shop. Cheaper, upgradeable at any time, and they won't take 4 to 6 weeks to fix it if it does break.
2006-08-09 16:53:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check out this site:
http://support.gateway.com/support/upgrades.asp
or use an external hard drive
2006-08-09 16:54:12 · answer #3 · answered by captainslipp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋