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    Dell res. CD detected Turbo Mem in 1420?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ChaosKye, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. ChaosKye

    ChaosKye Notebook Consultant

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    I'm installing drivers back onto Vista after a clean install and the Dell Resource CD said my 1420 had turbo memory in it. I don't recall anywhere stating the 1420 had turbo memory in it. Is this just the Resource CD giving my faulty data?
     
    ChaosKye, Jul 17, 2007
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    My 1520 states that it has turbo memory too :D. I'm not complaining.
     
    larson, Jul 17, 2007
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    Just wondering if anyone knows for sure, because I don't want to install drivers for things that aren't really even there :\.
     
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    Only way to know for sure is to pull the keyboard and have a look. I'm sure you'll find the software is incorrect, though.
     
    phobos512, Jul 17, 2007
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    and wats turbo memory
     
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    Internal mini-PCI card with onboard flash. Same idea as Readyboost.

    Only right now it doesn't work right and the driver support doesn't exist. :)
     
    phobos512, Jul 17, 2007
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    Good topic here....my understanding is that Turbo Memory is a feature that Dell plans to make as an option but has not yet made it available for online configuration because it's not quite ready yet.

    I think the manual is saying it could be configured, much the same way a Blu Ray drive or an 8600m add on would be. I doubt it's a standard built-in feature that is already there. I could be wrong, but that's just the impression I got from readings :)
     
    Undsputed, Jul 17, 2007
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