Adding Ram to Inspiron 2650

tim,

if you go to dell support and find service manual, it will show you where the two ram chips go.  some are in two different places.  some are kind of stacked on top of each other at a slight angle. 

i looked it up and it looks like you only have one module on that computer, you may can only replace existing module with larger one

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins2600/en/sm_en/upgrades.htm#999869

it shows only one module

you may have to return the 256 and purchase larger module.

according to the specs on the dell site it has one slot max with 512 max.

see  link below

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I dont have one i just looked it up

Memory  

Architecture:

Inspiron 2650

DDR200 3.3V DDR

Inspiron 2600

PC133 SDRAM

Memory module connector

one user-accessible SODIMM sockets

Memory module capacities

128 and 256 MB

Memory type

3.3-V SODIMM

Standard memory

128 MB

Maximum memory

512 MB

i guess it says there is one user accesible slot.  You are probably right about the two slots. I have been wrong before.

This model has two memory sockets - each will take up to a 256 M PC2100 soDIMM.  One of hte modules is under the door at the bottom of the system, and the other is under the keyboard.

It's located as described here:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins2600/en/sm_en/upgrades.htm#999869

hotrent,

Thanks for your help, its greatly appreciated.  Please see the message I sent to EJN above.  Can you help?

Thanks, Tim

Ejn,  thanks for the information.  I went to the address you gave me and its the same as my owners manual but it does not show the second location.  Assuming its under the key board I cannot find directions to remove the keyboard.  I went thru the manual several times.  Keeping in mind that I am a computer idiot can you give me or direct me to directions on how to remove the keyboard?

Thanks, Tim

They deal with an XPS M1730, specifically... but I suspect the procedure for removing the keyboard on an XPS M1530 is exactly the same?

So have a look at the various instructional/user videos linked to here. 

Videos 6 + 7 deal with replacing/upgrading the graphics card(s), and involve removing the keyboard, so those are the ones you need to watch ;)

Thanks for the information, I will try it

I have removed the keyboard.  The RF Sheild is underneah, can you tell me how to remove it?

Thanks