About a Libretto 50CT.

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"Virkon" <santiagozxNO@SPAMyahoo.com> writes:
> I have an old laptop with a 166MMX/32MG of RAM, can I use that RAM on a
> Toshiba Libretto 50CT?

Orbably not.

> Also I know that the last versions of that Libretto came with a P120
> underclocked to 75Mhz, and that the board supports frecuencies up to
> 200Mhz... what about the processor?, can I plug in that faster chip?

This is very dubious and you better be good at SMT soldering to even
think about such a mod. If you're really determined, check some of
the Libretto web sites. But you're better off getting a more recent
Libretto which is faster to begin with. The latest ones use a Pentium M
at 1 ghz or so and look very nice.

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>> I have an old laptop with a 166MMX/32MG of RAM, can I use that RAM on
>> a Toshiba Libretto 50CT?

Proabably not. They typically use unique ram modules that weren't
standardized back then.

>> Also I know that the last versions of that Libretto came with a P120
>> underclocked to 75Mhz, and that the board supports frecuencies up to
>> 200Mhz... what about the processor?, can I plug in that faster chip?

See http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ -> overclocking section for
more details. You can clock it back up to 150Mhz or anything between,
and supposidly, some Japanese companies had once done desolidering of
the CPU and put a new one in, but realistically, you're looking at
overclocking the system by jumpering a few pins to at least 100Mhz, if
not 150Mhz (100Mhz is more stable, 150Mhz so-so depending on your system).

You'll want to max it out at 32MB ram, then drop in a faster 7200rpm
HD if you can (or anything newer than the original - it'll make it boot
and run a bit faster), run Win98SE if not Win98 + 98Lite or simply Win95
to keep everything slim and light.

Beyond that, I usually say at least a Libretto L110 is the best
choice to go with on these older models - 233Mhz + 64MB ram is just fast
enough to run Win98SE + Mozilla/IE/Office/etc fast enough to keep things
happy.


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Up from there, the latest Libretto U100 Pentium M model just
released is the other way to go at $2000.