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    Gateway 450 SX4 Memory Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mputnam, Sep 19, 2004.

  1. mputnam

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    I have a gateway 450 SX4 laptop w/ a 1.6 P4 processor. It came from gateway with 256 MB of memory installed in it. I have since installed another 256 MB module in it. I would like to upgrade it to 1 GB of total memory but the maximum memory my sytem will support is 512 MB. I have noticed that the new 450 laptops will support 1 GB of memory. Is it possible to download a new bios so that my system will support 1 GB? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    mike
     
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    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    Check the downloads section, if it's anything like Dell's you should be able to download it. Remember to use AC power and do not install anything else while doing the BIOS update.

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    I have checked the downloads section for my computer there is a bios update available and i have tried to update it but it will not work. I was also told by a gateway tech that the only thing that it did was update a picture and that it would not do anything else. So i was hoping someone here would know something else that i didnt
     
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