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    upgrading ram after sale

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by auslanderplates, Jul 8, 2007.

  1. auslanderplates

    auslanderplates Newbie

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    Hey All,

    I was wondering if I could buy two 2 gig memory sticks from say newegg and then install then onto my new laptop for a total of 4 gigs. Is this possible or do I need to keep the ram it came with? Thanks in advance. :)
     
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  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    If you are talking about the XPS 1330 then yes as long as you have a 64bit OS but you probably dont need 4gb now(2gb is fine for most people). Also look at the Hot Ram deals thread for great prices on DRR2-667 ram.
     
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  3. MrDeeds

    MrDeeds Notebook Consultant

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    You should be able to upgrade your ram to 4gb on a new laptop without any issues as long as the laptop supports 4gb.

    Which model are you purchasing?
     
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  4. Skibums

    Skibums Notebook Evangelist

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    If your talking about the XPS M1330, then yes it will take 4GB of ram, but you need a 64bit OS to take full advantage of all 4 GBs. And yes, you can buy 2 gig sticks from newegg or any other reputable dealer and replace the ram yourself.
     
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  5. auslanderplates

    auslanderplates Newbie

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    Actually, now I'm looking at the Inspiron 1520. So yea, I assume It would still be compatible..?
     
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    larson Notebook Evangelist

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    Not with the 1520 currently. The 1520 has the 32-bit version of Vista. Which only allows up to 3.2 GB's of RAM. So if you want the most RAM you can get, then buy a 2 GB stick and a 1 GB stick, but I would advise you to just get a 2 GB stick, for a total of 2.5 GB's. Then in the future, when the 32-bit Vista is capable of running more than 3.2 GB's of RAM, then buy another 2 GB stick so that you can have dual-channel and 4 GB's of RAM.
     
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    I don't mind not being able to utilize all 4 gigs as of yet. The computer is going to be a present so I'd like to upgrade to 4 gigs regardless. So are you saying the 1520 won't accept the two 2 gig cards that I put in? Also to clarify, If I was going to upgrade the ram myself, I would buy the computer with 1 gig already in. Will Dell put two 512 cards in?
     
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    chikachic817 Notebook Consultant

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    that's what i was told
     
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    Yes it should, but it will only utilize around 3.2GB of the 4GB of ram, with a 32-bit OS.

    Generally you get two 512mb sodimms instead of a 1gb sodimm
     
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