dell vostro 1700

am i able to upgrade my ram to 4gb?
i currently have 2gb of ram
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i have no real idea of what this means

but

 

Yes.

You can put 2 x 2gig modules in. You probably have 2 x 1gig modules at the mo'.

 

what exactuly are they called and where can i buy them?

thanks for the replies

 

This would work: http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=Vostro 1700

Go to crucial.com for your country and follow the instructions for your laptop. There are other places to buy, sometimes cheaper and usually with less good return policies.

 

Got 4GB in my 1700 (after market from Crucial). Works a treat ;-)
You'll only be able to use about 3581MB unless you have Vista 64 but it's a worthwhile upgrade and future prrofs you should you decide to go 64 bit at any point.

 

i have xp from the faactory

 

bios phoenix rom bios plus/verion 1.10ao6

2038 mb ram
proccesor X86 family 6 model,155topping
11 genuineintel 2194mhz

 

you currently have 2gb ram and yes, you'll be able to upgrade to 4gb but 3gb is enough for the moment i.e 1x2gb + 1x1gb

 

Love my Vostro 1700 with the 8600GT discreet graphics card. It's one of the better laptops Dell has made.

 

ok great feature rodknee im a newbie to laptops what does that do