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    New Latitiude D830 and RAM Question!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Nick660, Jan 10, 2008.

  1. Nick660

    Nick660 Newbie

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    Hey guys I ordered a new Latitude after my 5 year old Gateway M350WVN shot craps. I ordered it though my school, and the only drawback is that they could only order a 2.00GHz processor and only 2GB of RAM. So I got online and ordered 4GB of RAM for it. My question is, should I install the RAM before I even power up the notebook, or wait until I've started it a few times and made sure everthing is good? Also, I ordered 667MHz RAM because that is what it is coming with, but should/could I have ordered 800MHz, and would it have made much of a difference? Thanks guys! Here is the specs of what I ordered:

    Latitude D830
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.00GHz) 4M L2 Cache, 800MHz Dual Core
    Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media
    15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ LCD Panel
    2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
    Internal Keyboard Internal English Keyboard
    256MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 140M™
    120GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM
    Touchpad with UPEK® Fingerprint Reader
    No Floppy Drive
    Dell Wireless® 360 Bluetooth Module for Windows XP
    90W A/C Adapter
    24X CD-RW/DVD w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD™
    Dell Wireless™ 1505 Draft 802.11n Mini Card
    Resource CD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
    9 Cell Primary Battery
    3 yr Limited Hardware Warranty with Next Business Day On-Site Service
    3 Year CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service
    Ship Group US - System Documentation, Power Cord
    Purchase is not intended for resale.
    Windows XP Label

    TOTAL:$1,091.49
     
    Nick660, Jan 10, 2008
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  2. vallaird

    vallaird Notebook Consultant

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    The chipset inside the D830 is either PM965 or GM965 and both of them support maximum DDR2 667 mhz RAM speed. If you install 800mhz RAM modules, they will be downclocked to 667mhz so you made a good choice.
     
    vallaird, Jan 10, 2008
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  3. Nick660

    Nick660 Newbie

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    Hey Vallaird thanks! I can't wait for it to come in.
     
    Nick660, Jan 10, 2008
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