I'd like to stick 512 MB in my Dell Latitude L400

[WarMachine]

Hi all,

That's my first post here.

Hope it's the right section !

Voilà, I own a Dell L400 with 256 MB PC100, and it's supposed to be the max amount of memory that can fit in this cute little machine.

Is it possible to modifiy the BIOS in order to use 512 MB ?

This notebook has the ultimate BIOS loaded, and would be absolutely great with 512 MB.

Thx.

W.

[Sharedoc]

Normally it is pretty hopeless to try mod bios to get more memory than supported by the bios newest version.

I did not have time to study Dell L400 case. If anyone knows better, please fill in.

[WarMachine]

Thank you very much.

If you have ideas, or if you know my notebook, please tell me what you think.

Have a good day.

W.

[WarMachine]

Hi all !

I still want to put 512 MB in my L400.

Do you have an idea ?

W.

[edwin]

There is not a single report in the field of anybody ever doing this. Not with a bios modification either. So in this case it is indeed hopeless. By now if this was humanly possible it would have been done.

[WarMachine]

I had totally forgot to answer !

If a BIOS modification isn't possible, then why not use double-height double-face memory module ?

Does that kind of memory module (512 MB) exists ?



W.

[cp]

what kind of chipset is in this notebook? maybe the datasheets of it (already) tell you that it's not possible before going for some kind of hack.

[WarMachine]

Hi !

The Dell L400 has a Intel 82440BX/ZX chipset.

So, in theory, no problem to accept 512 MB.

Thx.

W.

[edwin]

If a BIOS modification isn't possible, then why not use double-height double-face memory module ?

W.

Because it doesn't physically fit?

[WarMachine]

If a BIOS modification isn't possible, then why not use double-height double-face memory module ?

W.

Because it doesn't physically fit?

I don't know, I haven't seen one at this time.

W.

[cp]

512MB in two modules though. 256MB is the maximum module size you can get with iZX/BX/810.