Posts by lostatlantis

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn You are able to access the full 250GB in one partition? cheers ... Yep. I actually partitioned the drive into two but yeah there's no issue whatsoever.

I know this is an OLD thread, but I thought I'd share my M505X story in case it'll help anyone out there still running this nice laptop. I've had my M505X since 2004. Here's what I've upgraded: -maxed out the RAM at 2GB @ 166Mhz DDR...

Yeah I don't think I am willing to sacrifice build quality for some minor performance bump that's already slow by today's standard anyway. You really should go up to 2 GB if possible, definitely helps the laptop stay off the HD as much...

My only reservation is taking the laptop apart... I don't want to mess up the excellent build quality. I wonder if 1.8Ghz was simply the fastest CPU out at the time. Is there any reason why the 2.1Ghz CPU won't work? It appears...

I know the M505X is ancient by now, but I am still loving mine and was wondering if it's possible to upgrade the CPU? Maybe a 2.1Ghz Intel 765 with 2MB cache and 400MHz FSB? Does anyone know if the CPU is actually soldered on or...

Hi guys, Do I have Powerplay capability on my M505X laptop? I am running the OEM driver for the video card, and there's not tab for Powerplay or anything for power management on the Radeon. Thanks in advance.

Quote: Originally Posted by The Anaconda notebook drives are more or less standardized so it should fit. face plate you'll have to figure out on your own if you really want it to match Yeah from the pics of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bryan'sM505x is it slotloading? what is the model # ? I tried to upgrade to the UJ-835 (i think thats teh model #) but it didnt work becaues the bios didnt recognize it. yep it's...

I heard about this drive - Pioneer DVR-K05 - and it sounded incredible. It's a slot-loading 8x dvd burner, but I was wondering if this will fit my M505X? One issue I see is the face plate - probably have to jack the one from the...

hi guys, I've been out of the loop for a while, and I was wondering what's happening in laptop HD land. What's the biggest/fastest/quietest/cheapest laptop HD around?