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November 9th, 2006 14:00

Inspiron 5100 memory

Just wondering if the memory in the 5100 has to be replaced in pairs or be equal in both sockets?
Thanks!
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    rickmktg

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    Posted November 9th, 2006 16:00


    eyedocbob wrote:
    Just wondering if the memory in the 5100 has to be replaced in pairs or be equal in both sockets?
    Thanks!
     
    In the future, by using the Advanced Forum Search on the bottom of this page, you can quite easily find the answer to this often asked question.
     
    No, it doesn't, but it DOES have to be specified for the 5100 if you want it to work.
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    Posted November 9th, 2006 16:00

    bioses below A20 or bios A31 or A32 (A31 is my personal favorite) will ensure maximum capatibility for ram by allowing the use of pc2700.

    as rick said, generic ram is a gamble so check the return policy. i've been able to use KVR and PNY in mine without problems but that's no promise the same will work for you as it's only made to spec and not otherwise tested.
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    dallascowboyswo

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    Posted November 10th, 2006 00:00

    You can put pc2700 RAM in your system with a latter bios, but it will still run at 266 mhz speed. I put in memory that came out of an IBM thinkpad in mine and it worked.  Anybody know if there is a program that will scan your memory and tell you who the mfr is and the specs.  I have scanned with curcial and it only tells the type. I also use A31, I here people have issues with the fan and A32.
     
    Inspiron 5100
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHZ
    1 GB DDR PC2700
    32 MB MOBILITY RADEON 7500C
    40 GB Fujitsu HD
    QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-242
    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated NIC
    Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI card
    BCM V.92 56k Modem
    SigmaTel C-Major Audio
    Bios ver. A31
    Win XP Home SP2
    pur. Jan 2004
    WRT54G v2 Linksys router
    ZoneAlarm Pro ver 5.1.011.000
    Norton SystemWorks Premier ver 9
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    NemesisDB

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    Posted November 10th, 2006 03:00

    cpu-z will give info for most ram
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    dallascowboyswo

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    Posted November 11th, 2006 10:00

    With cpu-z my memory reads pc2700 166 mhz. What gives. I know I am missing something for it suppose to be 333 mhz. Can someone please explain.

    Inspiron 5100
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHZ
    1 GB DDR PC2700
    32 MB MOBILITY RADEON 7500C
    40 GB Fujitsu HD
    QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-242
    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated NIC
    Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI card
    BCM V.92 56k Modem
    SigmaTel C-Major Audio
    Bios ver. A31
    Win XP Home SP2
    pur. Jan 2004
    WRT54G v2 Linksys router
    ZoneAlarm Pro ver 5.1.011.000
    Norton SystemWorks Premier ver 9
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    NemesisDB

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    Posted November 11th, 2006 14:00

    double data rate (ddr) = 166 times 2 = 333 :)
     
    also note that cpu-z has both a memory tab and an SPD tab -- both of which are useful in this case.
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    dallascowboyswo

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    Posted November 11th, 2006 16:00

    Yea, that what I thought, but I just needed some reasurance.

    Inspiron 5100
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHZ
    1 GB DDR PC2700
    32 MB MOBILITY RADEON 7500C
    40 GB Fujitsu HD
    QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-242
    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated NIC
    Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI card
    BCM V.92 56k Modem
    SigmaTel C-Major Audio
    Bios ver. A31
    Win XP Home SP2
    pur. Jan 2004
    WRT54G v2 Linksys router
    ZoneAlarm Pro ver 5.1.011.000
    Norton SystemWorks Premier ver 9

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