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‎10-04-2014 08:09 PM

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I have an old compaq presario v3000. The hard drive has failed and would like to upgrade to an SSD if possible with hopes of increased performance. Does my laptop support an ssd? Also, I read about an ssd requiring the bios to have an option to enable AHCI? I don't believe my bios has that option. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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‎10-06-2014 02:35 AM

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The service guide states only 2GB maximum installed memory. 

 

Changing SATA from IDE to AHCI via regedits

For safety's sake make the registry edits by hand instead of downloading the script.


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‎10-05-2014 03:31 AM - edited ‎10-19-2014 08:47 AM

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Your notebook does use SATA hard disks so you can upgrade to an SSD.  You can change from IDE emulation to AHCI via registry edits.

 

I own an older Toshiba with an AMD CPU. The Tosh does not have an option in the BIOS to change from IDE emulation to AHCI. I installed a 60GB OCZ SSD.  It really upgraded the performance of the notebook. I have a 13 year old who uses it and I have never heard a complaint about it. 🙂


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‎10-05-2014 10:33 AM

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Hey Erico,

Thanks for the reply. How can I go about changing from IDE emulation to AHCI via registry edits, please advise?


I'm also currently looking into a ram upgrade. How do I find out what the largest and type it supports is?the computer runs a little hot and is currently running wins 8.1 consumer preview. Is there a specific os or custom build that would recommend that can make it as efficient as possible?

Thanks

‎10-06-2014 02:35 AM

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The service guide states only 2GB maximum installed memory. 

 

Changing SATA from IDE to AHCI via regedits

For safety's sake make the registry edits by hand instead of downloading the script.


I am a volunteer forum member. If my suggestion helped you solve your issue, help others by marking that post as the accepted solution. Say thanks by clicking on the Yes button next to the "was this reply helpful?"



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