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memory upgrade
Name: chance123 Date: October 12, 2008 at 07:06:28 Pacific OS: windows xp home CPU/Ram: 80GB/512MB Product: dell dimension E521
Comment:
I recently updated my computer with 1G. How do I check my computer to see if it has accounted for the upgrade. I keep pulling up the original setting for 512MB?? THANKS
Name: itguru Date: October 12, 2008 at 07:38:40 Pacific
Reply:
Enter BIOS at startup, F10 key ?
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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: October 12, 2008 at 08:14:05 Pacific
Reply:
Where are you seeing the "Original Setting?" If you upgraded the RAM, and the Dell system sees it, you should get (upon first POST after the upgrade) a message telling you the amount of memory has changed and to press F1 (or other key) to continue. If you didn't see that, then the system doesn't recognize the new memory.
You can also run the Crucial System Scan to see what it recognizes.
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Response Number 3
Name: chance123 Date: October 12, 2008 at 09:39:22 Pacific
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Jennifer you are exactly right. I was wondering why the coputer didn't prompt me upon restarting. There was nothing new, it just went right thru it's normal start up procedure. I should probably contact Dell. They said this 1G would be compatible with my system.
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Response Number 4
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: October 14, 2008 at 05:10:58 Pacific
Reply:
according to crucial your system should work with the memory.
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