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    Inspiron 1720 - Intel Turbo Memory

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Bear123, Mar 11, 2011.

  1. Bear123

    Bear123 Notebook Geek

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    FYI, it works.

    it is a halfsized 4Gb ITM v.2.0
    Installed in the WPAN-slot.
    The system is running Windows 7 (x64) Ultimate.
    w/ Seagate Momentus HHDD as primary disk (4Gb NAND)

    No conflict.

    If having problems, i could elaborate on possible solutions if facing problems.

    Kind Regards
    /Bear123
     
    Bear123, Mar 11, 2011
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    Bear123 Notebook Geek

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    Some addendum to my installment:

    When I first installed the chip and drivers, I recieved a pretty common popupbox stating; "It appears that the Intel Turbo Memory device is not functioning properly or is not present."

    by examining the device manager, I found no errors. Everything was listed as properly installed. The properties of the ITM were all OK.

    I then examined the registry, and compared it to some information well hidden on the net, by intel themselves. A document entitled 'Intel Turbo Memory - Behavioural Considerations.'
    Reading and comparing to my register, finding that there was a parameter 'missing', I thought I'd add it, just for fun, to see if something would happen.

    So, in:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\iaNvStor\Parameters, I added 'CaDisableASPML1', DWORD, value 1.

    Thereafter, I ran gpedit.msc from search/run under Start.
    Here, in the Local Group Policy Editor, I went into Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Disk NV Cache.
    Here, I have chosen these 4 different settings:

    1. Turn Off Boot and Resume Optimizations -> ENABLED (I have a Momentus XT that takes care of that on its own.)
    2. Turn Off Cache Power Mode -> DISABLED
    3. Turn Off Non Volatile cache Feature -> DISABLED
    4. Turn Off Solid State Mode -> DISABLED

    At last, but not least, I rebooted, and BAM! the Turbo memory Dashboard loaded properly. No dumb popup trying to convince me that I can't deal with my own computer. Bah! The insults one must endure.
     
    Bear123, Mar 11, 2011
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  3. jdugan4859

    jdugan4859 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Where did you get it from, and how much did it set you back?
     
    jdugan4859, Mar 14, 2011
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  4. Bear123

    Bear123 Notebook Geek

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    I bought it locally, in denmark, and it cost me aprox 80 US$
     
    Bear123, Mar 16, 2011
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