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   Posted by: george357
   Member

   I have an Acer Aspire 5002WLMi it came with a Turion 64 ML-30 1.6GHz processor 2x512MB RAM sticks (1GB RAM total) and a 100GB Toshiba Hard Drive (Parallel ATA).
   I want to upgrade to a Turion ML-44 2.4GHz processor 2x1GB RAM sticks (2GB RAM total) and a 100-200GB Hard drive (Plug and play using the current interface) without any other changes.
   What I have learned so far is that this CPU is a Socket 754 and the one I want to upgrade to is as well, I just don't know if I will need to flash the BIOS for it to work or if Acer soldered their CPU's into the motherboard. The RAM is PC-2700 DDR and should be a simple switch (I hope). I am having trouble being absolutely sure about the hard drive as well. Any clues or ideas on this? Opinions?

   Thanks,

   George

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: TechieDiva
   Moderator

   i have seen ml-37's in them, never a 44. might work but make sure you keep the vents clean. the memory should be no issue either, other than finding 2GB for DDR for a decent price.

   the hard drive might have issues afer 120GB due to LBA addressing. Of course, there are always work arounds for that.

   go with the ram upgrades first I say.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: george357
   Member

   Thanks for the info TechieDiva, your comments seem to be the consensus from all the sources I have asked.

   If anyone has another opinion/idea I would be glad t hear them as well.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: george357
   Member

   Another question has come up during my research for this project.
   I noticed that there is a newer bios available on Acer's website, it 2 generations newer but for the 5000 series should I go ahead and flash the new BIOS?
   Additionally after running the Windows 7 upgrade advisor it says that my video card is insufficient for Aero is this upgradable?

   BTW According to the upgrade advisor the 2GB of RAM upgrade will work fine!

   Thanks George

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: Peter
   Moderator

   Video cards in laptops are NOT upgradeable. Even the ones that profess to be are extreme expensive and hard to come by.

   For the money you're spending on upgrading all those components I would advise purchasing a new unit instead.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: george357
   Member

   Thanks Peter

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: george357
   Member

   Any opinions on whether to flash the newer BIOS or not? The zip file from the Acer website came with a windows based flashing utility, just wondering if the dangers of flashing are justified for an update.

   George

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: Peter
   Moderator

   Usually un-needed unless there is an error in your machine or it is required for an upgrade.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Posted by: george357
   Member

   Thanks for the help!

   George

   Posted 2 years ago #
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    Posted by: coma
    Member

    'i have seen ml-37's in them, never a 44. might work but make sure you keep the vents clean. the memory should be no issue either, other than finding 2GB for DDR for a decent price.

    the hard drive might have issues afer 120GB due to LBA addressing. Of course, there are always work arounds for that.

    go with the ram upgrades first I say.'

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    TechieDiva: can you please elaborate on possible workarounds for missing lba 48-bit support? I'm trying to upgrade my wife's 5002WLMi (100GB original drive) to a 320GB hard disk.

    Is this doable, if yes - how?

    Thanks much in advance.
    C.

    Posted 2 years ago #
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    Posted by: TechieDiva
    Moderator

    you would have to check with the drive manufacturer. An example would be Western Digital, as they have software utilities specific for their drives.

    All drive vendors would have similar software from seagate, hitachi, fujitsu, etc.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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