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    Inspiron 300m Ram issues

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by junknstuff, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. junknstuff

    junknstuff Notebook Consultant

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    i have taken apart the 300m a number of times, inside and out, yet have only found ram socket from the bottom of the laptop.

    using cpu-z i found that there are 2 sockets.

    question: where is the 2nd? i know 128mb is fix ram but i've also seen online that i can achieve 1152mb of ram so....can anyone help me achieve this? :confused:

    thanks guys. i know its an old laptop but its working just fine, just needs a bit more ram :p
     
    junknstuff, Jul 6, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    1024+128 = 1152.

    The 128MB chip is soldered onto the motherboard...and that is the second RAM slot you cannot find. If you are looking to upgrade the RAM, get a 1GB stick on throw it into the single open slot to get 1152MB of RAM that laptop can support. The chipset most likely wouldn't support more than 1GB in a single slot.
     
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  3. junknstuff

    junknstuff Notebook Consultant

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    good call. darn.

    not too bad of news though, as its the ladys laptop and she doesnt do more than word processing and internet usage. thanks again!
     
    junknstuff, Jul 7, 2007
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