Question How do I run old laptop faster?!

[Mason Howard]

Do SSDs and more RAM still help a lot these days? Any tips to keep it from overheating or lagging??

 

[rgd1101]

what the exact laptop model?

 

[LordVile]

Do SSDs and more RAM still help a lot these days? Any tips to keep it from overheating or lagging??

What laptop do you have?

 

[Mason Howard]

what the exact laptop model?

The company is toshiba, don't know the exact model

 

[Mason Howard]

What laptop do you have?

Toshiba

 

[COLGeek]

Telling us the brand isn't helpful. There should be a label, possibly on the bottom, with the info.

You can also run an app like CPU-Z and get the information from the mainboard tab.

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

 

[LordVile]

Telling us the brand isn't helpful. There should be a label, possibly on the bottom, with the info.

You can also run an app like CPU-Z and get the information from the mainboard tab.

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

It’s going to be old considering they stopped making laptops 5 years ago and stopped making consumer models nearly 10 years ago. It won’t get W11 so will be EOL late this year

 

[COLGeek]

It’s going to be old considering they stopped making laptops 5 years ago and stopped making consumer models nearly 10 years ago. It won’t get W11 so will be EOL late this year

No doubt. But as you know, details matter.

Without information from the OP, not much can be offered beyond (maybe) more memory and (maybe) swap in SSD to replace HDD....Or, do nothing and save $$$ for a new, more capable system.

 

[Mason Howard]

Telling us the brand isn't helpful. There should be a label, possibly on the bottom, with the info.

You can also run an app like CPU-Z and get the information from the mainboard tab.

It's portege z30-a. Checked using cmd

 

[Mason Howard]

It’s going to be old considering they stopped making laptops 5 years ago and stopped making consumer models nearly 10 years ago. It won’t get W11 so will be EOL late this year

Windows 10 pro is running fine

 

[COLGeek]

It's portege z30-a. Checked using cmd

Support for this old system can be found here.

https://support.dynabook.com/support/modelHome?freeText=1200015975

Looks like you can swap a larger SATA 2.5in SSD.

How much memory do you have now?

 

[Mason Howard]

4gb

 

[LordVile]

Windows 10 pro is running fine

The issue is W10 is now EOL and will not be getting any updates from October, that includes security updates, patches and fixes. Therefore it isn’t advisable to use it.

 

[COLGeek]

4gb

Given the age and the cost of upgrading memory and the SSD, I would not recommend spending money on this old system. Rather, I would pit that money against a new, modern, much more effective and efficient model.

 

[Mason Howard]

The issue is W10 is now EOL and will not be getting any updates from October, that includes security updates, patches and fixes. Therefore it isn’t advisable to use it.

Can i install windows 11 on my laptop?

Windows 11 isn't EOL i think.

 

[COLGeek]

Can i install windows 11 on my laptop?

Windows 11 isn't EOL i think.

I would not run Win 11 on that ancient laptop, even with the workarounds to do so. Especially with only 4GB of memory.

There is not a 32-bit version of Win 11, only 64-bit, by the way, in case you are running 32-bit now.

 

[LordVile]

Can i install windows 11 on my laptop?

Windows 11 isn't EOL i think.

No it doesn’t meet the minimum spec

 

[Mason Howard]

I would not run Win 11 on that ancient laptop, even with the workarounds to do so. Especially with only 4GB of memory.

There is not a 32-bit version of Win 11, only 64-bit, by the way, in case you are running 32-bit now.

Windows 10, 64 bit is running just fine. Can it harm my device if I forcefully try to install win 11?

 

[Mason Howard]

No it doesn’t meet the minimum spec

I see. No luck.

 

[COLGeek]

Windows 10, 64 bit is running just fine. Can it harm my device if I forcefully try to install win 11?

The CPU is not Windows 11 compatible. It lacks the security features necessary. There are workarounds to bypass these requirements, but performance is going to be dismal. At a minimum, you would need to upgrade your memory and storage space.

This where the cost to do so questions whether to do so or not.