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    Switching out the RAM on a XPS M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by kuram, Dec 10, 2009.

  1. kuram

    kuram Notebook Consultant

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    Currently on my M1530 I'm running my laptop with 3 GBs of RAM, 2 x 1.5 GB sticks. I was wondering if I could go buy 2 x 2.0 GB sticks and if it'll work? If it can, what are the specific specs I need to look for so that they are compatible with the laptop MOBO?

    Thanks in advance!
     
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    Unreasnbl Notebook Guru

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    Gunned alluded to it, but you have a 1GB and a 2GB in it now. It's best to use 2 identical RAM SODIMMs so the system can use Dual Channel mode.

    The RAM needs to be 667Mhz or 800Mhz DDR2 200-pin SODIMMs.

    You could put in 2 4GB SODIMMS for 8GB, but it's still expensive.

    You need to have a BIOS version of A11 or higher to use more than 4GB.

    My M1530 came with 4GB, and a 64-bit OS. You really need a 64-bit OS to make good use of 4GB or more.
     
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    i only want to use 2x2 GB, and yeah i checked its a 1 and a 2 gb sticks.

    ive got the A12 bios. So all i do is replace the 1gb with a 2 then, the same as the 2 i have atm.

    can you buy them individually?
     
    kuram, Dec 11, 2009
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