Need help with IBM 600e upgrading

[exodus454]

Well, the hard drive on my 600e (type 2645-4BU) failed today. it was the 10.8gb (i think) travelstar, and now im in the market for a new one.

Looked on the IBM website and google, none of which were any help here..

What's the max drive size and speed supported ? Is there any way I could slap a 5400 or 7200rpm 60gb drive in there without any problems?

Also, might as well do a memory upgrade while I'm at it, because XP doesnt like just 128mb.. Would it be possible to buy a 256mb chip to replace one of the 64mb chips with (giving me a total of 320mb - 1x64 + 1x256), or does the BIOS not recognize 256mb on a single chip?

And is the max supported memory 288mb or 512? i've read different articles that contradict each other on that one

Any help would be awesome! Thanks!

 

[TheCanuck]

Here's some info on upgrades you can get for your laptop:

http://www.kahlon.com/result.asp?modelid=10701

That should give you an idea (ram is maxed at 288mb), but you can find cheaper prices if you search http://www.pricewatch.com -- Kahlon wants $100 for a 40gb drive, whereas they're going for about $60 if you search pricewatch.

 

[tiap]

In your shoes I would just get another cheap drive from ebay. The value of the 600e is not really worth the upgrades. A 600x would be a different story.
Look on ebay for some later models at a great price if you want more performance.