compaq precario cq 42 hdd and ram upgrade

[ZDSam]

Hi There!

A good and nice day to all!

I have a compaq precario cq42-133TU laptop.It has a intel celeron(R) dual-core cpu T3100.I would like to know that can this processor handel 1Tb hdd and 4gb ram.If it dose please suggest me a hdd brand and ram brand.Also what should I do if this processor can't handel 1tb hdd.By the way this laptop has a 250gb hdd inside.

[iomare · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The Pc supports max 8GB (2x4GB) of DDR3 RAM 800Mhz      and will work in dual channel. You can insert higher speed RAM which will be downgraded.

For best performance and stability you should use 2 sticks of exactly the same RAM. There are kits available online designed for this purpose.

Example:

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for//presario-cq42-133tu

It will support a 1TB Hard drive and you can choose any 2.5" drive 9.5mm.

Hope it helps,

David

[GBL84]

Hello @ZDSam, 

As @iomare, Mentioned, Your PC will support upto 8GB of RAM max

You may use 1TB Harddrive -2.5 Inch SATA or SSD 

For SSD you have to use  9.5mm adapter

Something like this : http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/presario-cq42-133tu/CT8557875#productDetails

Before you do this, First thing you do is Change/Upgrade the operating to 64BIT. Because 32 BIT can only read upto 4GB of RAM.

Unless you upgrade the OS, the recommended hardware will not be suppoted.

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[ZDSam]

Thank you

[ZDSam]

Thank you

[iomare]

Your welcome. 

All the best, 

David

[ZDSam]

Hi There!
can I use (2x2) ram. I want it to be 4gb.please suggest me a brand of 4gb ram.