RAM Upgrade for Dell Inspiron 1150

willmobbs · 02-13-2007, 05:57 PM

Basically i'd like to upgrade my current RAM on my laptop from 512mb to 1gig and just want to know how to do it and what to get?

I'm not fussed how much it costs etc - all i know is there are no free "slots" for any additional RAM

Thanks very much, Will

willmobbs · 02-13-2007, 05:59 PM

If it helps i have a 2.90 GHZ pentium 4 processor....

**TheMatt** · 02-13-2007, 08:35 PM

Hi Will,

Your Dell laptop will take two of these DIMMs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820172102

For future reference, take a look at this guide: http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...ur-laptop.html

BTW, I have moved you to Laptop Support.

crazijoe · 02-14-2007, 06:53 AM

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...es.htm#1084976

willmobbs · 02-14-2007, 08:07 AM

fantastic guys :D

both guides are a great help, particularly the second one as i havent actually took my laptop apart since buying it from new.

as im from the UK will the RAM featured at http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=118514 be suitable or could you recommend one that would do the job?

Cheers, Will

crazijoe · 02-14-2007, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willmobbs

as im from the UK will the RAM featured at http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=118514 be suitable or could you recommend one that would do the job?

Nope, that one will not work. You need standard DDR SODIMM and not DDR2.
Try these.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/cat/Memory-...DR-SODIMM-2100

willmobbs · 02-14-2007, 08:16 AM

nice one buddy, will be ordering tonight and will let you know how things go, thanks again everyone for the swift advice :)

**TheMatt** · 02-14-2007, 09:33 AM

I would get this memory instead, as it is a quality name brand. I also checked on corsair's web site, and it has been verified as compatible.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/66388/rb/25283133109

willmobbs · 02-14-2007, 02:01 PM

Thanks for the recommendation, and as its verified hopefully nothing will go wrong, an extra £10 never hurt anyone!

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willmobbs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: XP	RAM Upgrade for Dell Inspiron 1150 Basically i'd like to upgrade my current RAM on my laptop from 512mb to 1gig and just want to know how to do it and what to get? I'm not fussed how much it costs etc - all i know is there are no free "slots" for any additional RAM Thanks very much, Will

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TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Hi Will, Your Dell laptop will take two of these DIMMs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820172102 For future reference, take a look at this guide: http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...ur-laptop.html BTW, I have moved you to Laptop Support. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt; 02-13-2007 at 08:36 PM.

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TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	I would get this memory instead, as it is a quality name brand. I also checked on corsair's web site, and it has been verified as compatible. http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/66388/rb/25283133109 __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

02-13-2007, 05:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
willmobbs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: XP	If it helps i have a 2.90 GHZ pentium 4 processor....

02-14-2007, 08:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
willmobbs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: XP	fantastic guys :D both guides are a great help, particularly the second one as i havent actually took my laptop apart since buying it from new. as im from the UK will the RAM featured at http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=118514 be suitable or could you recommend one that would do the job? Cheers, Will

02-14-2007, 08:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
willmobbs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: XP	nice one buddy, will be ordering tonight and will let you know how things go, thanks again everyone for the swift advice :)

02-14-2007, 02:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
willmobbs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Thanks for the recommendation, and as its verified hopefully nothing will go wrong, an extra £10 never hurt anyone!