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My Dell laptop (inspiron) had sub-par memory, so I upgraded it last night to a 2GB card. I motored down, took the battery out, removed the old 512 card and replaced it with the new one. I replaced the battery, pushed power and almost nothing happened. The green power button will light up and the little briefcase with an A inside of it lights up. Then, the machine dies. Any ideas?
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Click the link below to download the online service manual. The manual will provide information on how to add/remove parts within your computer.
Inspiron 1012 Online Manuals http://dell.to/1JCCann Below are the memory specs for this system.
Memory
Min/Max Memory
512 MB /2 GB
Memory Type
DDR2-800 MHz
Thank You,
Dell-Jesse L
Dell Social Media and Communities
The best and quickest improvement is to add more RAM. Add another 512 Mb of RAM. If you already have a 512 Mb of RAM module then add another 512 Mb RAM module. If your laptop has 2X256 Mb RAM modules then you need to remove these and insert 2X512 Mb RAM modules.
The reason why you have 504 Mb RAM is that the video card has grabbed 8Mb of RAM off the main memory.
remove the bios battery for a few seconds...and place it back on ...this will make it see the new ram memory modules...if you are sure they are compatible ..they will work .....in fact ..the ddr1 333 512 M is more that compatible with your system and it will work after you remove the battery ...\ my recommendation is to reinstall a clean operation system after you boot up ...and format the C partition too...this have to be done after memory changes to get the max out of them ..
I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 P4 2.4ghz and I install 2gig or ram and it works great ddr pc2700 333mhz for $69/gig at bestbuy. I really notice the difference. I also install a 160 gig HDD.
There are two slots for memory on that laptop and it will take a maximum of 2GB of RAM. The memory type is
1.8-V SODIMM DDR-2. The cover ont he bottom if the laptop is easy to access and add more memory.
I had the same problem. I tried several brands of memory unsuccessfully, though they all guaranteed that their products would work with my machine. Finally, my brother (who works in IT) recommended that I go through The Upgrade Place (http://www.theupgradeplace.com/). Great price - less than half of what Dell charges - and the memory worked immediately upon installation.
When I told them that I had a Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop, they said that my PC required proprietary memory (which is true). I paid with a credit card and received the part two days later.
There should be a reset button on bottom of laptop....if not...remove battery, power supply plug and remove the mbottom panels....under one of them is a battery the size of one of two....either 6mm in diametre or one of 22mm in diametre...remove it and leave laptop for about 5 min....remove memory,touch the memory's golden edges briefly with your fingers to discharge charge in memeory.put everything together...should solve your problem.
JJ
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