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BIOS and adding memory
I have an Inspiron 8600 purchased March of 2004 with
Phoenix BIOS version A04 and 512MB of memory.
My question is can I add a 1GB memory card and leave
one of my 256MB cards in place giving me a total memory
of about 1.3GB?
If not, would I need to upgrade my BIOS or buy two 512MB
cards and forget the extra 256MB card and be satisfied with
only 1GB.
Thanks
Tom
Phoenix BIOS version A04 and 512MB of memory.
My question is can I add a 1GB memory card and leave
one of my 256MB cards in place giving me a total memory
of about 1.3GB?
If not, would I need to upgrade my BIOS or buy two 512MB
cards and forget the extra 256MB card and be satisfied with
only 1GB.
Thanks
Tom
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September 1st, 2006 08:00
Tom2007
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September 1st, 2006 13:00
Tom
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September 1st, 2006 15:00
have you tried just using the 1 GB stick?
Tom2007
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September 1st, 2006 16:00
You also asked about installing the 1GB stick by its self, yes I did but with the same results.
Tom2007
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September 1st, 2006 16:00
Inspiron 8600: Pentium M Processor, 1.4GHz
15.4 UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA
Memory: 512,DDR,333MHz 2 Dimms
Video Card: 64MB, Nvidia GeForce TM FX Go5200 Go
Floppy Drive; None
CD Rom/DVD Ro: (DVD+RW/+R)
Wireless Intel Pro?Wireless 2100
Networking Card: WLAN (802.b11, 11Mbps)
miniPCI Card
I hope this wile help. Is there an update for the BIOS?
marshall123
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December 10th, 2006 17:00
To Tom2007:
Tom:
Did you ever get your issue resolved? I have the same issue, except, havn't attempted upgrade yet.
Please share any tips you may have.
Thanks,
Marshall D
marshall@techplate.com
Tom2007
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December 10th, 2006 20:00
Marshall,
Yes I did get the memory installed.
First I returned the first 1GB stick. I believe that it was made by Corsair.
I purchased a new card from Comp USA made by Centon.
I removed one 256MB card from slot A and installed the
1GB card and restarted the laptop, it came up with the same
BIOS message. I turned it off and rebooted again and everything
has been working fine ever since.
I hope this helps
Tom
marshall123
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December 10th, 2006 23:00
Awesome!I'll post my results, accordingly.
Regards,
M.