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    newb questions!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by maleki04, Jun 25, 2007.

  1. maleki04

    maleki04 Newbie

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    hey guys i just bought a dell 1501 off ebay. im looking to upgrade to a 2gb memory. currently has a amd sempron 3500 processor, i think the specs are 533mhz ddr2. 1.8 ghz. which would be the best direction to go into? im not using it for gaming or anything but i dont want the bottom line brand. i see that there is pins on a memory stick, does it matter if its 200 or 240? thanks
     
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    Is it 1Gb ram by any chance?
     
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    Gloomster Notebook Consultant

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    no it currently has a 512 in it. and its the factory 533mhz. so will the 667 mhz still work on my computer?
     
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    yeah it will just needs to be a 200 pin one....

    better yet.. since you already have 512 MB.. In case it is 512MB*1 ... you still have i slot left.. u can just add a 2GB RAM Stick... and get 2.5gb ram

    In case u have 256*2 then u remove one and get 2GB and get 2.25gb ram
     
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    for some odd reason i heard that both memory sticks have to be the same size and speed. so i guess i will just add a 1gig and proabably be fine with 1.5
     
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    Laptop ram are all the same size i think.. someone correct me if i am wrong
     
    choy, Jun 25, 2007
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    if they are the same size and speed (usually best to purchase two from the same manufacturer [ identical]) it allows the ram to run in dual-channel mode, faster.
     
    mcarroll, Jun 25, 2007
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