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I'd like to stick 512 MB in my Dell Latitude L400
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:04 pm
by 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.
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:36 pm
by 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.
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:27 pm
by 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.
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:03 pm
by WarMachine
Hi all !
I still want to put 512 MB in my L400.
Do you have an idea ?
W.
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:50 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:31 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:38 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:14 pm
by WarMachine
Hi !
The Dell L400 has a Intel 82440BX/ZX chipset.
So, in theory, no problem to accept 512 MB.
Thx.
W.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:23 pm
by edwin
WarMachine wrote:
If a BIOS modification isn't possible, then why not use double-height double-face memory module ?
W.
Because it doesn't physically fit?
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:40 pm
by WarMachine
edwin wrote:WarMachine wrote:
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:14 pm
by cp
512MB in two modules though. 256MB is the maximum module size you can get with iZX/BX/810.
