Laptop memory models

[Alyx]

I'm helping a friend upgrade the memory in her laptop. She has a dell laptop with 1 256MB PC2700 stick with 200 pins. Hence I figured SO-DIMM DDR would fit fine. I purchased this stick of memory:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/....jsp?ProductCode=90101

Problem now is that the memory does not fit. The notch in the memory stick is one pin space off, other than that the two sticks look identical.

Any idea what I should probably be purchasing?

 

[JustaGeek]

I would go to the Dell support website and verify what they are selling for that particular Inspiron, or use a Memory Configurator on Kingston website.

Good luck!

 

[Alyx]

Here is what dell recommends. Way over priced with no technical information at all though.

http://accessories.us.dell.com...=164864&chassisid=8426

Laptop is an 8600

 

[JustaGeek]

http://shop.kingston.com/model...iron+8600&SUBMIT1=Find

And that's what Kingston recommends.


Issues like that just confirm my resentment against Dell.

Who the heck wants to design the proprietory so-dimm?

The slot in the RAM module on Dell website is WAY off to the side.

It's a shame...