Dell Vostro 1000(AMD Tk-53, Win 7 Ult.) Ram Ugradeable?

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I thing 3-4 gb of ram would help, i always have >20% cpu and <600 MB memory usage. Is it possible to upgrade the ram in this laptop? There are x2 240 pin slots, easy access.

I have heard of people putting up to 8 ram in a dell vostro 1000, i know there are different versions but I am curious as to whether mine can upgrade ram. In the manual it says only 2 gb but that is with windows vista home basic.

Specs are:
amd 64 x2 dual core tk-53(1.7 ghz)
1 gb ram(894 MB usable)
32-bit OS - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory - 256.0 MB

I'm not sure if there would be compatibilty issues with mobo, but i saw something about it that only ddr2 667 mhz works in it.
 
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Phillip Corcoran
The 2GB RAM limit on your Vostro is imposed by the hardware, regardless of the Windows version.
Even if the motherboard could take 8GB, that would be a waste of money since 32-bit Windows cannot address more than approximately 3.2 GB of it.

People who install 8GB (or more) RAM have a compatible motherboard and are using 64-bit Windows where the 3.2GB limit does not apply
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The 2GB RAM limit on your Vostro is imposed by the hardware, regardless of the Windows version.
Even if the motherboard could take 8GB, that would be a waste of money since 32-bit Windows cannot address more than approximately 3.2 GB of it.

People who install 8GB (or more) RAM have a compatible motherboard and are using 64-bit Windows where the 3.2GB limit does not apply
 
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