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Additional RAM not working
Hi,
we have 2 Inspiron 1100 an 1 Inspiron 5100.
We bought SO-Dimms (256MB DDR333 CL2.5) to upgrade the installed 256 MB RAM.
They don't work. The notebooks produces only a few beep and nothing more, nothing on the TFT.
They are not compatible? Why? I can't believe that only DDR266 work.
Will BIOS Upgrade help, if available?
kind regards
we have 2 Inspiron 1100 an 1 Inspiron 5100.
We bought SO-Dimms (256MB DDR333 CL2.5) to upgrade the installed 256 MB RAM.
They don't work. The notebooks produces only a few beep and nothing more, nothing on the TFT.
They are not compatible? Why? I can't believe that only DDR266 work.
Will BIOS Upgrade help, if available?
kind regards
- OK, I tried it with BIOS Update. On the 5100 was A04. :-(
DELL writes on the downloadpage:
"This file format consists of a BIOS executable file. The Universal (Windows/MS DOS) format can be used to install from Windows XP, Windows 2000, NT, Windows 9X, Windows ME or a MS DOS environment."
But on Windows XP SP2 the prgramm said: "running on an unsupported system".
Hahaha ;-)
So I created a boot CD and updated to A32. From the release notes (OK, of A31):
"Isues Fixed:
1. Support DDR333(Run as DDR266) on Inspiron 5100"
But it doesn't work. There are no beeps anymore, but the notebook go to power off after a few seconds.
I will try certified RAM, OK, OK. :-(
ejn63
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Posted August 11th, 2005 10:00
Buy RAM certified to work in your system (Kingston KTD, Crucial).