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E6520 Owner's Thread

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by pbdavey, Mar 29, 2011.

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  1. yishaitech

    yishaitech Notebook Guru

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    H all... May i install a 8x2=16GB memory in the e6520, if in specs its wrote up to 8 GB???
     
    yishaitech, Apr 25, 2012
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    what are a bios settings that i need to check(ahci, raid... ) to intsall win 7 on ssd sata 3 drive?
     
    yishaitech, Apr 25, 2012
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    16GB RAM will work if and only if you have quad-core processor.
     
    erblemoof, Apr 25, 2012
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    The answer is "it depends:"

    1) If you only have a single drive, AHCI is faster/better than RAID.
    2) If you have two drives and want to do RAID 1 between them, then you should use RAID.

    It sounds like you fall into the first category, hence you should use AHCI.
     
    erblemoof, Apr 25, 2012
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    thanx a lot, erblemoof.

    i have only one ssd drive, so i"ll choose AHCI. Thats all that i have to check?
     
    yishaitech, Apr 25, 2012
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    What is the best resolution for e6520 ?
     
    yishaitech, Apr 25, 2012
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    You sure? Most all of the second-generation Core-i5/i7's will work with 16GB of RAM, even though they don't advertise it.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Apr 25, 2012
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    Well, I thought I was sure. But after a little Googling, I see that some dual-core machines can hold a max of 16GB, even though manufacturers advertise them as handling a max of 8GB. E.g. newer MacBook Pros.

    However, the motherboard circuitry also has to support it. I have 16GB RAM in my E6520, but I have a quad-core processor. Does anyone have 16GB in a dual-core E6520?
     
    erblemoof, Apr 25, 2012
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    Whatever the max resolution of the display is, is usually the best resolution. Or, whatever is best for your needs at the time.
     
    erblemoof, Apr 25, 2012
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    I have 16GB in my E6220... (I need to update my sig.)

    It's an i5-2520m. I also ran 16GB in my previous Vostro 3450 with the i5-2410m. OEM's don't put soft limitations on RAM capacity anymore. It's too frivolous.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Apr 25, 2012
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