The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Question about e1505 memory upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ziki, Aug 7, 2006.

  1. ziki

    ziki Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I would like to upgrade to 2gb in my dell e1505 and i was wondering: Do I have to order a 2x1gb kit in order to support the dual channel function, or can i just buy 2 of the same 1gb sticks. I do not see any pc2 5400 2gb sets on newegg, so that's why I'm asking.
     
    ziki, Aug 7, 2006
    #1
  2. E1505Guy

    E1505Guy Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    149
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    As long as you buy two 1 GB sticks of the same specs and manufacturer you will have dual channel mode enabled. You do NOT need to buy a 2x1GB kit for this to work.
     
    E1505Guy, Aug 7, 2006
    #2
  3. ziki

    ziki Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    okay cool thank you
     
    ziki, Aug 7, 2006
    #3
  4. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    1,659
    Messages:
    5,066
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    With the new chipsets, you can supposedly use different sizes and speed of ram and still receive dual channel support, so you could do something like 1gb+512mb and still have dual channel.

    For the best support, of course, you'll want to do 2 sticks of the same size/speed. Most of us just buy our ram from newegg.com and purchase 2 of whatever we product we decide to get.
     
    Amber, Aug 7, 2006
    #4
  5. ziki

    ziki Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    i just ordered two of these.

    They seem to have good reviews, and cheap.
     
    ziki, Aug 10, 2006
    #5
  6. E1505Guy

    E1505Guy Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    149
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yah, Transcend is a good brand. I'm running the 2 of the 533 MHz version of that stick in my e1505.
     
    E1505Guy, Aug 10, 2006
    #6
  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,080
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Look for PC5300, there are more options - it's the same as PC5400:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=
    The only difference is how the manufacturers number it. To get that number (PC5400), they take the clock speed of the memory (667MHz), multiply it by eight (667 * 8 = 5336), and then round. Some round up, others down, makes no difference - it's the same stuff.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 10, 2006
    #7