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    8GB in XPS M1330

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by sergiobaschi, Feb 11, 2009.

  1. sergiobaschi

    sergiobaschi Notebook Guru

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    Hello

    Does anyone know if I can install 8 GB of RAM in my M1330? I now have 4 GB, but when upgrading to 64-bit I'd also like to add some memory.

    I bought the computer in August 2008, and have the latest bios.

    I think 800 MHz is the max speed I can use, does anyone know about any modules that will fit, if possible?

    Thanks
    -SB
     
    sergiobaschi, Feb 11, 2009
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Yes it will work but only for certain BIOS's. I think it was A13, do a quick forum search.

    800mhz RAM will just downclock to 667mhz. That is the maximum speed the centrino 1 platform can do.
     
    flipfire, Feb 11, 2009
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  3. temagic

    temagic Notebook Consultant

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    It should work with 8GB RAM, with the A13 or A15 bios, not the A14, for some reason... No need to buy 800MHz memory-modules as your system doesn't support a higher frequency than 667MHz. Also, if you've already got 4GB, well I'm not the one to say, but I think 8GB on a laptop is overkill... On the plus side, upgrading to 64-bit alone will give you an extra ~800 MB of RAM as it is.
     
    temagic, Feb 12, 2009
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  4. sacredevil

    sacredevil Notebook Consultant

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    I can't even use close to my 4gb of ram, multitasking, how will you utilize 8gb of ram? in a laptop! (just curious :D)
     
    sacredevil, Feb 12, 2009
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    Well, Vista can could load a lot more into SuperFetch, so more applications should load faster.
     
    Nition, Feb 12, 2009
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