8GB and up for Laptop

April 20, 2007

Posted By:  cperng

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Status: Implemented

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The 2GB maximum memory is too little to do any real work in MS Vista OS, we need minimum 8GB and up for the laptop.

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  • Nov 7, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: hotrent1

    Actran-
    I now have 8 gb on xps m1530, now that there is bios to support it.
    A11 on ftp site only as of 11-5-08. 
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  • Oct 23, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: actran

    hotrent1, I ordered the G.SKILL dual set 2 days ago. Waiting for arrival. Hopefully, it will work in D630. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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  • Oct 23, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: hotrent1

    Actran- I purchased the g.skill 4 gb 1x4 and installed on my xps m1530, and have been using it for a month now. Newegg offers the dual set for 299.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231210 there is another site that sells the single sticks for 125.00 USD http://www.ncixus.com/products/33080/F2-5300CL5S-4GBSQ/G.SKILL/ I have 1 in computer and waiting for Dell to update bios to support the other 4 for total of 8. my bios and x64 ultimate both recognize the 6 gb installed.
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  • Oct 2, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: wallyhorse

    Time to bring this topic back up as HP is for the first time (as of 10/1/'08) offering 8GB of RAM on their primary laptops (dv4t, dv5t and dv7t), alomg with newer processors that include the Pentium Dual-Core T3200 (1MB L2 cache, a 2.0GHz processor and a 667MHz front side bus) and the following Core 2 Duo Processors as options: T5800 (2MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.0GHz dual-core processor, and a 800MHz front side bus) T5900 (2MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.2GHz dual-core processor, and a 800MHz front side bus) P7350 (3MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.0 GHz dual-core processor, and a 1066 MHz front side bus) P8400 (3MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.26 GHz dual-core processor, and a 1066 MHz front side bus) P8600 (3MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.4 GHz dual-core processor, and a 1066 MHz front side bus) T9400 (6MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.53GHz dual-core processor, and a 1066 MHz front side bus) T9600 (6MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.80GHz dual-core processor, and a 1066 MHz front side bus) I would also offer the two quad-core processors not currently offered by HP on their laptops: Q9100 (12MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.26GHz quad-core processor, and a 1066 MHz front side bus) QX9300 (12MB internal L2 memory cache, a 2.53GHz quad-core processor, and a 1066 MHz front side bus) Now, will Dell step up to the plate on this one, at least on the Studio and XPS laptops?
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  • Sep 6, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: actran

    Has anyone tried G.SKILL (2X4GB) SODIMMs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231202 in D630 or D830? Does the BIOS recognize all 8GB?
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  • Aug 18, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: coolpj

    My D630 now runs on 8GB of memory (two 4GB chips supplied from kingston, KTD-INSP6000B/4G, the one recommended on their site for dell D630). The system is currently shipped with BIOS revision A12, and you won't be able to boot up your computer with two 4GB chips installed with this version. You need to update your BIOS to revision A13. You can get it from Dell's website. Oh, I almost forgot, you also need to have Vista 64 OS on your machine.
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  • Jul 17, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: paulnielsensql

    I have a maxed out D620 now - 4Gb RAM, 200Gb 7200rpm drive. I need the smaller 14 inch screen so I can work on planes. I use a 24" LG monitor in my office - dual monitor very nice. The D620 drives the external monitor at 1920x1200 very well. I'm tempted to buy a D630 for the 8Gb. BUT the Penryn moblie QUAD CORE is scheduled for release in Aug 2008 (wikipedia - search Intel Core 2), so it makes more sense to wait for the Core 2 Quad D640 w/8Gb RAM. and maybe a Samsung 256Gb SSD ?
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  • Jul 16, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: coolpj

    hey ms1974, did you have any luck with those 4 gb sodimms and d630?
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  • Jul 14, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: paulnielsensql

    Dell Documentation confirms that the D630 will accept 4Gb memory modules for a total of 8Gb http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd630/en/UG/specs.htm#wp1105750
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  • Jul 2, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: ms1974

    I have a Dell Latitude D630 populated with 4GB RAM currently. I happened to notice that Kingston recently started releasing 4GB SODIMMS and according to their site, the Latitude D630 is capable of supporting 8GB (with a 64 bit OS obviously). So, I have ordered two 4GB SODIMMS and eagerly await their arrival... (as a precaution I also got written confirmation from Kingston to say they could be returned if the system did not register 8GB). FYI, this is the Kingston link: http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=37240&mfr=Dell&model=Latitude+D630&root=&LinkBack=&Sys=37240-Dell-Latitude+D630&distributor=0&submit1=Search

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