Simple But Expensive Memory Upgrade
Contents
- 1. Introduction: Notebooks With DirectX 9-Capable GPUs Really Do Exist
- 2. Fat Sound, Very Good Display, Eminently Connectible: The S5205-S705 At A Glance
- 3. Fat Sound, Very Good Display, Eminently Connectible: The S5205-S705 At A Glance, Continued
- 4. Fat Sound, Very Good Display, Eminently Connectible: The S5205-S705 At A Glance, Continued
- 5. Fat Sound, Very Good Display, Eminently Connectible: The S5205-S705 At A Glance, Continued
- 6. Simple But Expensive Memory Upgrade
- 7. The Test Setup, Continued
- 8. The Features Of The GeForce FX Go 5600
- 9. The Peculiarities Of The Geforce FX Go 5600 In The Satellite 5200
- 10. PowerMizer 3.0 Enables 3D Performance And Battery Life As Needed
6. Simple But Expensive Memory Upgrade
Upgrading the hard drive and RAM and retrofitting a WLAN module is very simple, thanks to covers that unscrew.
Toshiba has already integrated the corresponding WLAN antennas (802.11a or 802.11b) into the machine. The user need only insert the WLAN module into the free slot (the red rectangle in the picture) to surf away wirelessly.
As can be seen in the picture, both RAM slots (2x 256 MB DDR 2100) are already filled. If the memory is expanded to 786 MB or even to 1 GB, the user has no choice but to take the expensive upgrade path and add one or two 512 MB modules.
The Test Setup
We tested the Satellite 5205-S705 with the configuration given in the table.
| Toshiba S5200-902 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Two-Spindle / All-In-One |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 328mm x 56mm x 308mm / 12.91" x 2.21" x 12.13" |
| Weight of unit | 3651g / 8.03 lbs |
| Weight of charger and cable | 438 g / 0.96 lbs |
| Display Size | 15" |
| Display Resolution | 1600x1200// UXGA |
| CPU | Pentium4-M 2.4 GHz |
| Memory Type | PC2100 DDR SDRAM CL2.5 |
| Amount of Memory | 512 MB |
| Chipset Northbridge | Intel 845MP |
| Chipset Southbridge | ICH3-M |
| Graphics Controller | NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 /64 MB |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5 mm height |
| Network | Intel Pro 100 VE |
| Bluetooth-Radio | Yes |
| Modem | Toshiba Soft Modem AMR |
| Audio | Yamaha AC-XG |
| Battery Capacity | 68 Wh |
| Battery Weight | 485 g / 17.12 ounces |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad (cPAD) |
| DVD-/CD-R/RW-Drive | Matshita UJ-810 DVD-Multi |
| Harddisc | Hitachi Travelstar 80GN IC25N080ATMR04-0 ATA-6 80 GB/4200rpm/8 MB |
| PCcard Slot(s) | 1xtype II ( R) |
| Floppy Drive | Yes (USB) |
| USB ports | 3x USB 2.0 (2xL, 1xR)) |
| 1394 ports | 1x (R) |
| IR port | IrDA 1.1 (F) |
| Serial Ports | No |
| Parallel Ports | No |
| VGA out | Yes (L) |
| Keyboard/Mouse Connector | No |
| Headphone(SPDIF)/Microphone/ Audio In Connector | Yes/Yes/Yes (R) |
| Video-In/Out | No/Yes ( R ) |
| "Extras" | Remote Control (30g), SD-Card-Slot |
| B=Backside, L=Left side, R=Right Side | |
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