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    Does XPS M1530 BIOS support 4GB RAM?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by hendra, Mar 11, 2008.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    1. Does Dell XPS M1530 notebook's BIOS fully support 4GB RAM? I am aware that Windows XP and Vista 32 bit only support 3 to 3.5 GB RAM but I want to know if the BIOS supports full 4GB and hence can use all of it if I install Vista 64 bit version.
    2. Does the notebook fully support 800MHz RAM or will it be downclocked to 667MHz?
     
    hendra, Mar 11, 2008
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    1) It does support 4GB. The chipset should technically support 8GB, but I've never seen anyone do it.
    2) It will run at 667MHz. There are no Intel laptops that can currently make full use of 800MHz memory.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 11, 2008
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