1ghz emac..... what can I do to make it faster, more responsive

Hello,
I am back on my emac due to issues I would rather not go into. So my question is.... how can I speed it up a bit? I am plan on bulking up the ram to 1 GB, I have more than half of my internal HD Free,
I am running OSX 10.5.2 which slows things a bit. Anything else I could do? I am thinking about replacing the 40GB internal HD with a 120GB, would that help at all.... I don't know why it would.
Also i have heard speculation that it can handle 2GB ram is this false? Am I wasting processor speed by running 10.5.2? I don't remember it being this slow.
I am open to any and all suggestions.

You could try getting (the latest version of) TechTool Pro 4.
TechTool Pro 4 can be used to 'optimise' your hard disc by defragmenting files, amongst other things. Roughly the equivalent of having everything in your local store rather than having to visit several villages to buy your groceries.
If you have never done this before, the difference should be quite noticeable. It'll take a long time too. My eMac's 37gb HDD took about 14 hours to optimise the first time I did it.
Make sure you install the 1 gig Ram first however. TTP 4 will not run in anything under 512gb RAM. I'm assuming that you are upgrading from 256mb RAM.
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