Well, decided today that I would go down to the local Hardly Normal store and purchase some more ram for my laptop.
Checked manual and yes it can support modules 256, 512 and 1024 independently and up to a combination of 2gig. Purchase a 1024 module, I already had two modules of 256 = 512. I thought I would simply remove one module and have 1280 of ram.
Got home, took all necessary precautions, static etc. removed one module and installed new module. Computer will not boot. Right try just new module on it's own and same thing. Change 256 module and replace with other, same thing. Hmmm, something is astray. Try every possible combination of ram or ram without. Put back in previous modules and computer boots.
Drive down to store again, and suggest that their module needs to go to the recycle bin. They say it might be your computer will not take the module. After a bit of investigation, we find out that the aformentioned computer while being touted as taking 2gig worth of ram will in fact not go any higher than 1gig of ram with it being able to take a max of two modules of 512. Now I am very unhappy, and apologies to store attendants. They replace modules with two that will fit each bay and only now have 1024 ram. Better than before, but not what I wanted.
So now I will be ringing Dell to inform them that they are conducting misleading and deceptive conduct with selling machines that are supposed to be ungraded to 2gig of ram and infact they can only be upgraded to 1gig.
Besides that they have sold me a machine with a 5400rpm drive in it when I specifically asked for a 7200 drive. Goes to show, check everything.
Not happy Jan.
Paul
