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July 10th, 2009 20:00
Inspiron E1405 Laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with the following configuration:
1.60 Intel dual-prc
2.0 GB Memory
160GB HD
Win XP with SRC Pack 3
The question tht I have is this. When Win 7 is released I plan on updating the OS to Win 7 I am thinking of going to the 64 bit OS, but I was wondering if this laptop will handle more than the advertised 2 GB of memory - I realize that it has just the two slots. Now I also have a XPS-410 that is advertised the same, but I know that it will handle the 2 GB memory for a total of 8 GB total. I am wondering if this laptop is the same that each slot will handle the 2GB chip for a total of 4 GB in the memory department?
If I can only have the 2 GB memory then I will probably install the 32 bit OS here and 64 on the desktop.
Thanks in advance for your assistance in this manner.
ejn63
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July 11th, 2009 04:00
While the system will take 4G of RAM, its chipset -- the Intel 845 -- does not support memory remapping, so even with a 64-bit OS, you won't see all 4G of RAM. The chipset cannot be upgraded, so it's your choice as to whether to use 64-bit or 32-bit WIndows 7 - just don't expect the 64-bit version to show more than 4G of RAM.