Looking to Salvage (& possibly upgrade) an Amilo A1650G

I have an ancient Amilo A1650G

Specs here: Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo A1650G - Notebookcheck.net External Reviews

I cant make much sense of all of that.

This laptop is in really good condition and my mother-in-law really likes it. I would be happy to buy better new or (more than likely 'used') parts from Ebay for this laptop to have it run as fast as possible.

The page I linked shows pretty much everything to do with it.

Some things I'd like to know.

Does this laptop run Vista? Even Vista basic, the most stripped down vista.
What's the best processor I can pop in this laptop?
Does this laptop run more than 1GB of RAM?

Speaking of RAM I've looked everywhere and I swear this laptop doesn't have ANY Ram at all... I've checked all the specs in this machine and I can't see any mention of Ram...

Anyway I am really interested in salvaging this laptop. Since I can do it for free, my mother-in-law pays whatever tiny bit the costs will be from Ebay etc.

Anyone know their way around Amilo's?

Here's my specs real quick:

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Computer
Model : Fujitsu Siemens AMILO A1650G
Workgroup : TYÖRYHMÄ
Host Name : erjaläppäri
User : Erja

Processor
Model : AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-32
Speed : 800MHz
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Mobile, Low Power
Integrated Data Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size

Computer
Mainboard : Fujitsu Siemens AMILO A1650G
BIOS : Phoenix R01-A1I 12/06/2005
Bus(es) : ISA PCI IMB PCMCIA CardBus USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 896MB DDR

Chipset
Model : Fujitsu Siemens RS480 Host Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 1x 200MHz (200MHz)
Channels : 1
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 100MHz (200MHz)

Chipset
Model : AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron HT Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1.6GHz)
Total Memory : 1GB DDR
Channels : 1
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 160MHz (320MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Hynix (Hyundai) HYMD564M646BP6-J 512MB DDR PC1-2700U DDR1-332 (2.5-3-3-7 2-10-0-0)
Memory Module : Hynix (Hyundai) HYMD564M646BP6-J 512MB DDR PC1-2700U DDR1-332 (2.5-3-3-7 2-10-0-0)

Video System
Video Adapter : ATI MOBILITY RADEON Xpress 200 Series (PS2.0, VS2.0 250MHz, 128MB 200MHz, PCI)

Graphics Processor

Storage Devices
SAMSUNG HM100JC (100GB, ATA100, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache) : 93GB (C:)
_NEC DVD_RW ND-6750A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 93GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HM100JC (100GB, ATA100, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Optical Drive (D:) : N/A @ _NEC DVD_RW ND-6750A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Fujitsu Siemens IXP SB400 SMBus
LPC Hub Controller 2 : Fujitsu Siemens IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
Audio Device : Fujitsu Siemens IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : Fujitsu Siemens IXP SB400 IDE Controller
USB Controller 1 : Fujitsu Siemens IXP SB400 OHCI USB Controller
USB Controller 2 : Fujitsu Siemens IXP SB400 OHCI USB Controller
USB Controller 3 : Fujitsu Siemens IXP SB400 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Fujitsu Siemens OHCI Compliant IEEE-1394 FireWire Controller
CardBus/PCMCIA Controller 1 : 65024 PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : ATI SB400 SMBus

Network Services
Network Adapter : Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter - Paketinajoituksen miniportti (Ethernet, 54Mbps)
Network Adapter : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - Paketinajoituksen miniportti
Wireless Adapter 1 : Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter - Paketinajoituksen miniportti (802.11g (ERP), AES-CCMP, 54Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line
Battery No 1 : 100%

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 3)
Platform Compliance : x86

Performance Enhancing Tips
Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

 

Moved to the hardware forum.

 

Here's some info in german with pictures... amilo-forum.de • Thema - Speichererweiterung Amilo 1650

Memory slots are under the keyboard. Official maximum is 2x512MB but unofficially it's probably 2x1024MB (it either works or doesn't). In that linked thread some users have put one 1GB stick and kept one older 256 or 512MB in the second slot.

You currently have AMD ML-32 1800MHz installed.
Fastest CPU available on the socket 754 mobile is ML-44. It's up to you to decide how much extra 600MHz is worth when you check the prices

I wouldn't install Vista, I'd rather get Win7 somewhere. It runs much smoother on low amount of ram. I've tested Win7 on 512MB, 1GB and 2GB configurations on my former netbook and it worked fine like XP. If you won't put in Win7, then stick to XP instead of Vista.