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    Upgrade Dell E1505?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dioscorea, Apr 2, 2006.

  1. dioscorea

    dioscorea Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I just order my first laptop, E1505 and i wonder if the ram and harddisk are easy to access and upgrade. Will other brand of ram fit into the provided slot?

    Thanks,

    dioscorea
     
    dioscorea, Apr 2, 2006
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  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes, it is pretty easy to access the memory sa well as the hard drive bays. The Dell Service Manual should give you the instructions on how to upgrade/replace the memory and hard drive.

    You can use any brand of RAM(best to buy a reputable name like Crucial, Kingston, Corsair, OCZ). They should be compatible as long as they have the correct specifications and there arent any finicky BIOS issues.
     
    miner, Apr 2, 2006
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  3. dioscorea

    dioscorea Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks thanks miner
     
    dioscorea, Apr 2, 2006
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    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Make sure you have the correct size of RAM too

    i would also buy yout upgrades off of Newegg, since they're very reliable, and have great prices
     
    nickspohn, Apr 2, 2006
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