12-25-2017, 09:48 PM
Hello everybody!
I am willing to attempt an upgrade BIOS from 32 to 64 bits on my laptop, question is, is it worth it?
Recently I've noticed some instability in linux lite (is starting to crash often) using youtube, vlc etc.
My laptop is ancient, however the CPU is 64bits capable (so I was told) but is running on 32 bits.
I want to change it to 64 bits an make a clean install of the latest linuxlite 64 bits version using USB boot.
Also want to upgrade from 1gb ram to 4 gb ram.
This laptop is used for watching movies on vlc, surf the web, and play games using Lakka.
Is it worth doing this?
I like this laptop because it's built like a brick so I can carry it to work and so.
Here are the main specs of my system:
Model: Toshiba Satellite L40-15G
Reference: PSL48E-01T00GPT
Technology/Processor: Mobile Technology Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core 2310, (1.46 GHz), 533 Mhz Front Side Bus, 1 MB level 2 cache, Intel® GL960 chipset
Monitor: 15.4" WXGA panoramic TFT
Internal Video Mode: 16.7 million colours, resolution 1280x800
Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T. 80 GB, SATA (5400rpm), Enhanced IDE
Memory: 512+512 MB DDR2 (667Mhz) RAM, expandable to 3072 MB/4096 MB
Graphics: Adapter Intel® GMA X3100 (up to 256MB shared)
Thanks for any opinions/help on this.
I am willing to attempt an upgrade BIOS from 32 to 64 bits on my laptop, question is, is it worth it?
Recently I've noticed some instability in linux lite (is starting to crash often) using youtube, vlc etc.
My laptop is ancient, however the CPU is 64bits capable (so I was told) but is running on 32 bits.
I want to change it to 64 bits an make a clean install of the latest linuxlite 64 bits version using USB boot.
Also want to upgrade from 1gb ram to 4 gb ram.
This laptop is used for watching movies on vlc, surf the web, and play games using Lakka.
Is it worth doing this?
I like this laptop because it's built like a brick so I can carry it to work and so.
Here are the main specs of my system:
Model: Toshiba Satellite L40-15G
Reference: PSL48E-01T00GPT
Technology/Processor: Mobile Technology Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core 2310, (1.46 GHz), 533 Mhz Front Side Bus, 1 MB level 2 cache, Intel® GL960 chipset
Monitor: 15.4" WXGA panoramic TFT
Internal Video Mode: 16.7 million colours, resolution 1280x800
Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T. 80 GB, SATA (5400rpm), Enhanced IDE
Memory: 512+512 MB DDR2 (667Mhz) RAM, expandable to 3072 MB/4096 MB
Graphics: Adapter Intel® GMA X3100 (up to 256MB shared)
Thanks for any opinions/help on this.