2 gyg Memory In Dell Inspiron 1100 Laptop?

[dionisiog]

Hi,

I recently bought 1gyg 3200 memory ram for my Dell Inspiron 1100 Laptop.

It installed without a hitch and I was left with my 2 wimpy 128 mg memory ram modules. Hmmm. It was irresistable. I tried dropping one of the 128 mg memory modules back into the remaining open slot. It registered in bias and also registered when I booted up (Home XP Sp2). My computer ran flawlessly.

Problem? No. Except that to my information My computer is supposed to have a limitation of 1gyg ram. This leaves me wondering if some of my bias and flash upgrades (from Intel website) have allowed my computer to handle more than the 1 gyg limit. Of course having installed the 128 mg I am thinking... why not one more 1 gyg ram module instead?

So here are the questions:
Does anyone have experience with this issue?
If memory is installed in a computer and it properly registers, and the computer appears to operate properly, is that installation probably acceptable to the unit?
Does anyone have experience with installing memory above 1 gyg in a Dell Inspiron 1100 Laptop?

Thanks for your view.

Dionisio

PS: Please excuse my inadvertent posting of this item under software instead of hardware related issues.

[rookieman]

Why don't you go to crucial.com and download this tool called Memory Advisor.It will give you a good idea of what ram you can use and how much.:D

[GlobalForce]

Hi dionisiog,

Crucial's (http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=4251) astute explanation. Edgetechcorp list's a 1g max supplied with the Intel 845GL (http://www.edgetechcorp.com/memory/upgrade.asp?cid=15667) chipset, 2g's under the PE (http://www.edgetechcorp.com/memory/upgrade.asp?cid=30296).


GF

[dionisiog]

Very Nice Reply.

However, another viewer of your information was kind enough to point out an oversight that we both missed:

The link that you offered as "PE" and which shows a 2gyg capacity is actually for a DELL Dimension 1100 and not a DELL Inspiron 1100 Laptop Computer.

Darn!

Nevertheless that was some very interesting information to read and I appreciate your reply.

Thank You Much. :)