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    Install 4 gig ram in XPS m170???

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by wanderer82, Jan 16, 2009.

  1. wanderer82

    wanderer82 Notebook Guru

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    Has anyone been able to upgrade their XPS m170 with 4 gig of ram? I just purchased a 2x2gig set of ps2-5300 ram, and when I try to boot my laptop with it, just a couple of lights flash and then it shuts down. I tried each stick alone, in each of the two spots, and the work fine alone. I called Dell, and they said this laptop only supports 2 gig of ram... any way to still get the 4 gigs to work? Did they put a hard stop in the BIOS? Are we able to change that?

    Thanks so much for any help!
     
    wanderer82, Jan 16, 2009
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    wodstock Notebook Evangelist

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    it is a bios limitation, 2 gigs is the max for that model
     
    wodstock, Jan 16, 2009
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    thanks! no way to tweak the bios?
     
    wanderer82, Jan 16, 2009
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    there is always a way, but it would take significant expertise
     
    wodstock, Jan 16, 2009
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