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    Getting ram help,,,,e1705, will this work?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mas5acre, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    Want to buy 2 X 2GB ram sticks, dell only says e1705 can handle 2, it can in fact handle 4, (found out in these forums). I know xp and vista 32 bit can only allow 3gb to be recognized but I was gonna buy 4 (2X2GB) just to keep it dual channel. Does this look like it will work in it?



    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208341


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    mas5acre, Jan 3, 2008
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  2. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    yea it looks good, the way you intersperse terms becomes confusing but the stick looks very nice!!!
     
    powerpack, Jan 3, 2008
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  3. Smg_Monkey

    Smg_Monkey Notebook Enthusiast

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    Looks right to me!!

    I have a Dell XPS M1710, very similar to your model. I have windows Vista Home Premium with 4GB RAM, and you're right, the 32bit OS only displays 3.326GB of RAM.
     
    Smg_Monkey, Jan 3, 2008
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  4. prashanthm

    prashanthm Notebook Consultant

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    Dell is confused about what Intel chipsets can offer...... :D
    Inspiron e1705 would most probably have a PM945 chipset and it can take in 2 modules of 2GB each...
     
    prashanthm, Jan 3, 2008
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