Dim 45550 1G Limit?

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From: Boris ]
Posted At: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:34 AM
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Subject: Dim 45550 1G Limit?

On Aug 11, 7:27*pm, "Tom Scales" wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: S.Lewis ]
Posted At: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:04 PM
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Subject: Dim 45550 1G Limit?

"Boris" wrote in message
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On Aug 11, 7:13 am, "Frank Haber" wrote:
A client's call about his old 4550-533's RAM prompted trips to
Dell
and
Crucial, both of which said, "two slots, 1G total max." Anyone
tried
more?
Seems out of line with the other machines of the era, which
could
use
1G
DDR
for 2G total.

-frank

According to crucial, the 4550-400 MHz FSB will accept up to 2GB
RAM.



http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...on%204550%20(4

00MHz%20FSB)&pl=Dell&cat=

The 4550-533 MHz FSB will accept up to 1GB RAM

Makes sense then and seems reasonable. *Dell didn't update their
docs
beyond
the first generation board/FSB.

No, it doesn't make sense (sorry). *The 400 is the early model and
the
533 is the later model (the CPUs improved). *This is backwards.

I have the 533 and it accepts 2GB.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Interesting. I wondered why an earlier, slower FSB would accept more
RAM than a newer, faster FSB, but didn't want to ask. I just assumed
there were other factors about which I knew nothing. I have a 533,
with 1GB RAM, and wanted to beef it up so Picasa/Windows Explorer
would show more thumbnails faster as I scrolled down. But, I see that
I'd have to put out about $100 to get two sticks of 1GB RAM each.

Tom, just in case, did you use the same spec RAM for your 533 FSB that
Crucial calls out for the 400 FSB? (My 4550 is still my favorite
machine for general, workhorse use.)

I haven't a clue. That machine is in a closet somewhere right now.
Sorry.

"Tom Scales" wrote in message
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-----Original Message-----
From: S.Lewis ]
Posted At: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:04 PM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: Dim 45550 1G Limit?
Subject: Dim 45550 1G Limit?


"Boris" wrote in message
news:d1579419-35dd-4aa5-ace2-
...
On Aug 11, 7:13 am, "Frank Haber" wrote:
A client's call about his old 4550-533's RAM prompted trips to Dell
and
Crucial, both of which said, "two slots, 1G total max." Anyone tried
more?
Seems out of line with the other machines of the era, which could
use
1G
DDR
for 2G total.

-frank

According to crucial, the 4550-400 MHz FSB will accept up to 2GB RAM.


http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...on%204550%20(4
00MHz%20FSB)&pl=Dell&cat=

The 4550-533 MHz FSB will accept up to 1GB RAM





Makes sense then and seems reasonable. Dell didn't update their docs
beyond
the first generation board/FSB.


No, it doesn't make sense (sorry). The 400 is the early model and the
533 is the later model (the CPUs improved). This is backwards.

I have the 533 and it accepts 2GB.



We're not in disagreement.

But the thread has become a train crash - glad to do my part in that - so
I'm butting out.

My 4550 has 2GB. Unfortunately, I don't remember if I have the 533. I
believe it was a post on this group, at least 6+ months back that gave
me
the courage to try it. No problems. I bought the ram on sale at Best
Buy
and have 2x 1GB sticks (3200, I think).

HTH. Cynthia

It's most likely 533 (PC2700)...but you can enter the BIOS and find
out!

bob_v

Bob Villa wrote:
My 4550 has 2GB. Unfortunately, I don't remember if I have the 533. I
believe it was a post on this group, at least 6+ months back that gave
me
the courage to try it. No problems. I bought the ram on sale at Best
Buy
and have 2x 1GB sticks (3200, I think).

HTH. Cynthia

It's most likely 533 (PC2700)...but you can enter the BIOS and find
out!

bob_v

True. The best and newest 845 chipset supported 533 FSB (PC2100
memory). If you put good quality PC2700 or PC3200 into a 4550, the
chipset runs the memory at the slower clock speed... Ben Myers

And thank you all, I guess. I shall tell the client to put on his flak suit
and only try 2G if it falls off a truck, free, not if it costs $80-90.

(Retiring in awe.)