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    Does anybody install 8G memory on Dell Inspiron 1520?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jiamian, Nov 28, 2009.

  1. jiamian

    jiamian Newbie

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    One month ago I bought 4G*2 memory on newegg.com and install them on my Inspiron 1520, but when I finished and turn on the power the interesting things happened, the boot progress bar stoped and it was their alll the time, ~~~~(>_<)~~~~ , I change one with a old 2G mem, and it was work, 6G,thanks for the god, then I install them on my friends Dell D630 and they works fine, 8G memory,the two notebooks are all PM/GM 965 ,why ? please help me.thanks.
     
    jiamian, Nov 28, 2009
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  2. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    The BIOS most likely does not accept 8GB in that laptop since it is a budget laptop. The newer laptops do support 8GB or larger.
     
    atbnet, Nov 29, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The Inspiron 1520 supports max 6GB of memory unless a newer BIOS comes out to let it use up to 8GB. Do you have the latest BIOS?
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 29, 2009
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    It's a BIOS limitation as others have pointed out.
     
    David, Nov 29, 2009
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  5. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    6GB is the maximum your 1520 is able to support due to BIOS limitations. A09 is the latest BIOS update from Dell.
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Nov 29, 2009
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    jiamian Newbie

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    thanks, but I found the bug on Dell D630 M12 version, engineer fix the bug in M13 version ,then the D830 fixed it, I heared somebody say the engineer works in Dell, I forgot his name~~~~(>_<)~~~~ .but I think Dell have solved the problem in 965 series MB bios, inspiron 1420 has update the bios to M10 last month, I didn't know if dell will fix the bug in Inspiron series. Is the Latitude users be respected more than our Inspirons? I don't know why.
     
    jiamian, Nov 29, 2009
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