Vostro 1000 supports 4GB of RAM

Gareth · 03-10-2009, 02:14 AM

I thought I would test 4GB of RAM on my Vostro 1000, and to my surprise, it posted and all recognized correctly! DELL claim a maximum of 2GB RAM on this machine, but I can confirm, Crucial DDR2 800 2GB Sticks work flawlessly inside the laptop, and it is much faster than it previously was.

Just thought id pass on this bit of information for you.

Gareth · 03-13-2009, 06:47 AM

Ill add my CPU-Z dump to back this up.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=526085

I needed however to get the 64bit version of Vista. The theoretical maximum memory for the Vostro 1000 is 8GB.

Edit: I use BIOS 2.5.2 which was standard on my laptop when I received it.

Edit 2: Here is a picture of the laptop, showing the 4GB of RAM detected, and fully working.

evh5150 · 09-03-2009, 02:05 AM

Gareth,

I'm also a Vostro 1000 owner, and I'm considering doing exactly what you did (upgrading to 4GB RAM).

Since you are also from the UK, do you mind letting me know where you purchased your RAM? Also, how easy was it to upgrade to Windows Vista 64? I'm currently running Vista 32 bit. What costs were involved in that?

Thanks!

Gareth · 09-03-2009, 02:31 AM

Hi, I did my upgrade when I lived in the United States, but on ebuyer, you can get the memory for £22/stick http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158634.

Upgrading to Vista x64 requires a new license since the Vostro ships with a x86 license only. I luckily had my old Vista Basic x64 license not in use, so I used that on it, so unless you do not have a x64 license. Id recommend waiting to Windows 7 and getting Premium 7 x64.

I hope that helps you =)

evh5150 · 09-03-2009, 01:16 PM

Thanks, it does!

Obviously I don't really want to have to pay for a new Vista (at the moment I'm running Windows Vista Business 32bit), so this may have to go on hold. Before you upgraded to 64bit, I believe you were only getting 2.6GB RAM usage?

I'm questioning whether the 0.6GB RAM extra is worth the upgrade at all, if I only intend to run Vista 32bit.

Gareth · 09-04-2009, 01:27 PM

Yeah, I was only getting the 2.6gb of RAM, it may be different with you though, I am not too sure why it was locked at that? The .6 is probably not worth it, but if you do go 64bit, the computer is much more responsive and reliable on 4GB of RAM.

evh5150 · 09-04-2009, 10:02 PM

I'm told that 32bit can handle 4GB minus the memory your onboard cards use. I'm running modest sound and video cards, so hopefully I do ok.

Just picked up some of that memory from Crucial UK.

Thanks.

03-10-2009, 02:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,801	Vostro 1000 supports 4GB of RAM I thought I would test 4GB of RAM on my Vostro 1000, and to my surprise, it posted and all recognized correctly! DELL claim a maximum of 2GB RAM on this machine, but I can confirm, Crucial DDR2 800 2GB Sticks work flawlessly inside the laptop, and it is much faster than it previously was. Just thought id pass on this bit of information for you. __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

03-13-2009, 06:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,801	Ill add my CPU-Z dump to back this up. http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=526085 I needed however to get the 64bit version of Vista. The theoretical maximum memory for the Vostro 1000 is 8GB. Edit: I use BIOS 2.5.2 which was standard on my laptop when I received it. Edit 2: Here is a picture of the laptop, showing the 4GB of RAM detected, and fully working. __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900 Last edited by Gareth; 03-13-2009 at 09:24 AM.

09-03-2009, 02:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,801	Hi, I did my upgrade when I lived in the United States, but on ebuyer, you can get the memory for £22/stick http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158634. Upgrading to Vista x64 requires a new license since the Vostro ships with a x86 license only. I luckily had my old Vista Basic x64 license not in use, so I used that on it, so unless you do not have a x64 license. Id recommend waiting to Windows 7 and getting Premium 7 x64. I hope that helps you =) __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

09-03-2009, 01:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
evh5150 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Thanks, it does! Obviously I don't really want to have to pay for a new Vista (at the moment I'm running Windows Vista Business 32bit), so this may have to go on hold. Before you upgraded to 64bit, I believe you were only getting 2.6GB RAM usage? I'm questioning whether the 0.6GB RAM extra is worth the upgrade at all, if I only intend to run Vista 32bit. Last edited by evh5150; 09-03-2009 at 01:49 PM.

09-04-2009, 01:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,801	Yeah, I was only getting the 2.6gb of RAM, it may be different with you though, I am not too sure why it was locked at that? The .6 is probably not worth it, but if you do go 64bit, the computer is much more responsive and reliable on 4GB of RAM. __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

09-03-2009, 02:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
evh5150 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Gareth, I'm also a Vostro 1000 owner, and I'm considering doing exactly what you did (upgrading to 4GB RAM). Since you are also from the UK, do you mind letting me know where you purchased your RAM? Also, how easy was it to upgrade to Windows Vista 64? I'm currently running Vista 32 bit. What costs were involved in that? Thanks!

09-04-2009, 10:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
evh5150 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	I'm told that 32bit can handle 4GB minus the memory your onboard cards use. I'm running modest sound and video cards, so hopefully I do ok. Just picked up some of that memory from Crucial UK. Thanks.

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