Max ram per slot latitude e6410

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Hello,

Recently I bought a dell latitude e6410 of ebay (used). when i received the unit, all hardware was functional, however, with the poor cooling capabilities of the laptop, when i left it on a flat surface for a few hours, the unit got extremely hot. On my next reboot, the unit failed to boot, showing the "ON-Flash-ON" bios error code (meaning faulty memory). It appears that one of the ram bays on my motherboard is shot. I dont have the money to replace the motherboard or even to get another laptop at this point, so instead i was going to take my 2x4gb ram, sell it and get 1x8gb so i can still have the same amount. My question is, the e6410 supports a max of 8gb, would 1 ram bay support an 8gb ram stick?

Any help is appreciated.

wilks7 · Answer

here is a link to the manual for you laptop its looks like the max is 4gb per slot  <ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>

mekram · Answer

I realize this is coming up to being a two year old question but I thought - in the hopes that in the far flung future someone may need to know what I have to say. So here is my $0.02 worth:

Just because your system has overheated and just because you are getting the flashing light sequence - it doesn't mean that there is no hope. There are several reasons why you may get the flashing sequence and you should try some things before giving up.

One of the things you should do is to go out and buy a white eraser. Not a brown one. Not a pink, blue, green, or other colored eraser - but a white one. Go to Texas Arts Supply (or maybe I should say a good art supply store) and ask the people at the front desk for a white eraser. If they ask - say it is for architectural drawing. These erasers are made to lift graphite off of a drawing and they also will lift pollutants off of electrical devices. Gently rub the eraser over the gold connectors and any other part of the motherboard that looks like it may have dirt or dust on it. The eraser will adhere to dirt, dust, and other things and gently lift it off of the surface. Then just vacuum the area or blow the little rolls of dirt off. You would be amazed at how many times this simple trick will make things start to work again. It is also good for removing cat hairs. I have cats - believe me - it has brought computers back to life after a cat hair caused the computer to malfunction.

Unseating and re-seating electrical equipment is something people do not think about. Connectors will build up a layer of charged particules after extended use. The same thing happens when a system overheats or takes a zap because of power surges, brownouts, lightning bolts, and the like. To discharge the build-up you need a working power supply (or some kind of metal object to ground you). Simply take everything apart and while touching the power supply (turn it OFF before doing this and ONLY touch the power supply's outer case - not the freaking internal parts unless you just like getting knocked on your Substitute character removed as per TOU>) touch the various parts of the computer. This will allow any kind of an electrical build-up to flow through your body and out into the metal/power supply. Once you have done the touchy-feely part - let the parts sit for about 30 minutes to ensure all build-up has dissipated. Then reassemble the parts. I have done this many times in the past and about 80% of the time everything starts working again.

BOUNCE. That's right - Bounce. Not "BOUNCE YOUR ELECTRICAL PARTS OFF OF A FREAKING WALL/FLOOR/WHATEVER" but go buy those things you throw into the dryer. We use the ones called Bounce. Anyway, go get one. gently wipe it over your computer parts. Those little pieces of papery cloth are treated to remove static. So again - use it to remove static from your computer.

And while I am here - vacuum out your computer once every six months to a year. I think you will be both surprised and disgusted to see what all your computer is carrying around inside of it. But this is just an aside. Remember that old saying about "Cleaniness is next to godliness?" Well - the same holds true for your computer only it is "If you don't clean out that freaking computer it is going to die." Tablets are the same way. You should open it up and clean it out about once a year.

We had a Dell laptop that overheated repeatedly. Each time I cleaned out the computer because it had collected enough dog hair to clog the vents. We would get the flashing sequence saying the memory was bad. But it wasn't. It had just overheated. After cleaning out the vents it would run again without a problem. Eventually, I did this last thing:

If your laptop keeps overheating it is because the fan isn't blowing the air around enough. So what you need to do is to try this: First, open up the laptop completely so you can get to the fan. Go get a mailing label from somewhere. Look at the fan and determine where you can put little strips from the mailing label. Then cut strips off of the mailing label and apply them to the places you found. The problem here is that for unknown reasons (at least I have no idea why) the fans that Dell puts into its laptops sometimes rub against either the case or the area that is above where the fan is located and this causes the fan to slow down or even stop. Most of these fans don't have ball bearings in them anymore. They are magnetically driven so just about any pressure at all on them and they stop moving. So what you are doing by cutting the mailing label into strips and then laying the strips on the fan (AND NOT THE FAN BLADES!) is to try to raise the fan up just a tiny amount thus giving some room for the fan to work in. By doing this on the Dell that we have - the fan moves air around like you wouldn't believe. It went from my not being able to feel any air coming out of the laptop to the hairs on the back of my hand moving. That is quite a difference and all it took was raising the fan up and off of resting on the case.

So even though this is almost two years late - these are tips that everyone should know about. Because there IS something you can try BEFORE having to layout money for something new. Erase, clean, take apart, put back together, and ensure your fan has the space it needs to keep your system cool. Now you know.

Later!

DjLyriz · Answer

That is one long answer. But it does have alot of good tips in it.

Thanks for taking the time to write that, however I ended up picking up a refurb board from ebay for $80 and swapping it out. (knock on wood) ive had no problems so far with the new board so long as i keep it elevated for cooling.

I still have the old board laying in my closet as a spare, might try your techniques on it. If it works then i've got a good spare laying around lol.

Anyway, Thanks again, and to anyone with the same issue as me, try Mekram's suggestions before buying a new board!

Anonymous User · Answer

Thanks Mekram for some important tips I was unaware of.  These should be in an article for more people to see.

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