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    Quick RAM Question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Nrbelex, Nov 7, 2006.

  1. Nrbelex

    Nrbelex Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I have an old Dell Inspiron 5150 which is being scrubbed clean and passed on to my brother. In the process I'm giving it a much needed RAM upgrade. I was planning on using the Crucial 1gb chip listed here but I just realized that that would leave me with a free slot. Would it be an issue if I left one of the current 256mb chips in one of the two SODIMMs for a total of 1280mb? They're both DDR333 but something about that pairing makes me uneasy. Might there be any complications with this setup?

    Thanks!

    ~ Brett
     
    Nrbelex, Nov 7, 2006
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    There should not be any issues.
     
    vespoli, Nov 7, 2006
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    Did this in my desktop and it was fine.
     
    stevenator128, Nov 7, 2006
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    Awesome. Thanks guys.

    ~ Brett
     
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    what about PC3200 DDR400 SODIMM??? can i use those on my 5150?
     
    abccba, Dec 27, 2006
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