pondering a h/w upgrade..plz suggest

[iinfi]

hi all

i m pondering a h/w upgrade..plz suggest
my current specifications are as under.

OS Name	Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version	5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer	Microsoft Corporation
System Name	ARVIND
System Manufacturer	INTEL_
System Model	D11020M_
System Type	X86-based PC
Processor	x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 7 GenuineIntel ~2667 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date	Intel Corp. GC11020M.86A.1058.2006.0330.1109, 3/30/2006
SMBIOS Version	2.4
Windows Directory	D:\WINDOWS
System Directory	D:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device	\Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale	United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer	Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name	ARVIND\arvindpr
Time Zone	India Standard Time
Total Physical Memory	1,536.00 MB (1G+512MB)
Available Physical Memory	727.61 MB
Total Virtual Memory	2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory	1.96 GB
Page File Space	3.23 GB
Page File	D:\pagefile.sys

my requirement is to increase the HDD to 500G. will the current h/w and mobo support it?
i will also run a bunch of other OSs (with VMWARE workstation) RHEL SLES winXP and win2k3 for testing and creating mini-lab environment. my base OS will mostly be WinXP.

i want to increase my RAM to 3 or 4 Gigs.

how much wud that cost?
does it make sense to upgrate or buy a new mobo completely.

thank you.

[desiibond]

I couldn't find anything about the model numbers of processor or mobo. Please mention the exact model numbers of mobo and processor

Seagate 7200.12 sata2 hdd with 32mb buffer : 3k
2x2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM : 2.5k (you need 64 bit OS to utilize full 4GB of RAM).

[iinfi]

thanks
current motherboard is intel pentium D 102GGC
will this support the seagate 500G HDD and the DDR2 800MHz RAM?

[iinfi]

help...

plz let me know if my current mobo (intel pentium D 102GGC 2.66Ghz) will support seagate 500G HDD and the DDR2 800MHz RAM..

i m damn bad at h/w stuff

[shaunak]

I am guessing you mean this motherboard: D102GGC2

Here is you manual: http://download.intel.com/support/mo...d4427801us.pdf

It should support a 500GB hdd.