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    Trying to upgrade my Inspiron 6000 1.66Z

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ilangostl, Jul 28, 2009.

  1. ilangostl

    ilangostl Newbie

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    Hi All
    I have this old Dell Laptop that has the following details:
    Dell Inspiron 6000
    Intel Pentium M Processor
    1.66 GHz
    0.99 GB RAM

    I am wondering if it is possible to upgrade to 2 GB RAM. A few years ago, I remember asking the same question to Dell. Their answer was: No, the maximum you can do is 1GB and so I have 1 GB of RAM right.

    Are they right about this?

    What options do I have? I researched this issue on the internet and I read about people upgrading their Dell Inspiron 6000 laptops to 2 GB Ram. But this may not apply to my system necessarily (??)

    Please advise. Thanks in advance and thanks a ton for your time.

    -ilango
     
    ilangostl, Jul 28, 2009
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    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    raduque Notebook Evangelist

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    They lie. I have one w/2gb, it runs great.
     
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    ilangostl Newbie

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    Thanks to both of you for replying. Is anything else recommended? Like upgrading the BIOS maybe.
    By the way, I have Windows XP SP 2, but would like to replace it with Ubuntu 9.04.

    I downloaded the PDF and will follow the instructions for upgrading the memory.
     
    ilangostl, Jul 28, 2009
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