Effect on Hoster if I Change CPU

[bryant]

Originally Posted by hwheeler43

All you have to do is add the ram. The pc will recognize it when you boot the first time. I upgraded one of mine to 2gb and the other to 1.5 gb. Very simple. Make sure you take the battery out before installing the new memory.

Ok, great, somewhere on some random forum about this they said something like "make sure you update the Bios" first. Apparently it's NOT a real MUST, is it?

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by bryant

Ok, great, somewhere on some random forum about this they said something like "make sure you update the Bios" first. Apparently it's NOT a real MUST, is it?

Depends. Some systems will have a limit of say 2gb of memory, but with a bios update they can use 4gb. 99.9% of the time it won't change a thing.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by marklwood

Depends. Some systems will have a limit of say 2gb of memory, but with a bios update they can use 4gb. 99.9% of the time it won't change a thing.

Laptop Dell 6000, with a stated limit of 2 Gb, and what I plan to install. So, no need for Bios update right?

[bobcox- with the Lord]

Correct,

[capnvic]

As I stated before, check on the benefits the BIOS update, before performing one. Dell will tell you what they have on the new BIOS. 9 times out of 10 the update is necessary.

If it states that you can update memory using more than 1GB memory modules then update, otherwise it might not be necessary to install the update.

Believe me I do this almost every day in my regular job. I have to do system updates on file servers.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by capnvic

As I stated before, check on the benefits the BIOS update, before performing one. Dell will tell you what they have on the new BIOS. 9 times out of 10 the update is necessary.

If it states that you can update memory using more than 1GB memory modules then update, otherwise it might not be necessary to install the update.

Believe me I do this almost every day in my regular job. I have to do system updates on file servers.

Okay, I have placed the two x 1Gb ram chips in place of the existing two x 512 ram chips. The computer started up saying there has been a change in ram, and the properties state there is 2 gB ram total now.

So where does the Bios update thing come in. (you mentioned 9 out of 10 times it was a necessity.

And/Or, how do I do it, where do I find it?(Bios Update)

[Joe Nieves]

Hi Bryant

www.dell.com Look in driver update.

Joe...

[billyo]

Originally Posted by bryant

Okay, I have placed the two x 1Gb ram chips in place of the existing two x 512 ram chips. The computer started up saying there has been a change in ram, and the properties state there is 2 gB ram total now.

So where does the Bios update thing come in. (you mentioned 9 out of 10 times it was a necessity.

And/Or, how do I do it, where do I find it?(Bios Update)

it should automatically do it, ive change mine from 512 to 1.5 since i couldnt or dont want to replace the one under the keyboard, i'm afraid i would break those little plastic clips..but when i changed( upgraded ) it automatically updated it

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by bryant

Okay, I have placed the two x 1Gb ram chips in place of the existing two x 512 ram chips. The computer started up saying there has been a change in ram, and the properties state there is 2 gB ram total now.

If It's working Ok why worry.

As I Think it was Dale who said " If it ain't broke fix it till it is"