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October 23rd, 2009 17:00

Dell D-9100

Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade my memory, will this work on dell dimension 9100, even though the manual said max speed is 667Mhz. Want 4gb total.

http://www.crucial.com/store/ListParts.aspx?model=Dimension%209100 recommended cards by crucial.

this is what i want to get http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=3ADDC7B7A5CA7304\

Manual http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim9100/en/SM/specs.htm#wp1053343

Also, can i get core 2 duo with dell D-9100?

Thanks in advance,

Bk king

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October 23rd, 2009 18:00

Bk King

The Ballistix memory shown in your link HERE should be fine for your 9100.

The Dimension 9100 does not support any Intel Core 2 Duo, or Core 2 Quad  processors.

Bev.

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February 15th, 2010 00:00

The Dimension 9100 does not support any Intel Core 2 Duo, or Core 2 Quad  processors.

shesagordie,

I'm puzzled by this statement.  It seems that a number of people on this Forum have had luck updating the Bios on their original 9100 motherboards to A03, disabling Hyperthreading and then simply dropping in a Core 2 Duo chip. 

From what I can tell, since the original motherboard (0X8582) uses an Intel i945P chipset, you could only go up as far as an E6600 or E6700 processor, but that's a lot better than a D830 which a lot of them had, including mine.

I was going to try a Core 2 Extreme X6800 since that is also compatible with the 945P chipset.

You seem like the most knowlegeble person around here...  What am I missing here?

 

 

 

 

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February 15th, 2010 12:00

bjm007

One or two members have claimed to get Core 2 Duo to work, but others have also failed.

Case in point is the discussion HERE, the first post states, yes, a C2D will work, while the posts by jmsandrsn and  -Krugmeister-, states the upgrade failed.

To me, it's an 'iffy' situation, that should be only be used, if a person is willing to take a chance on the outcome.

Bev.

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