dell latitude c600 new ram.. wont boot up ?

[Purpehaze27]

hi all,

Ok i have an old dell latitude c600 laptop, i have been trying to add more ram. after searching on line for memory that will be compatible with it, i got my self a 256mb stic, as i have a 128mb stick in place now.. the problem is when i start up Laptop it does show in bios screen i have 320mb.. still only shows 128mb

But when i look in system tools, system info, it shows i have 320mb when iam viewing all my ssytem deatails?
But if i start the laptop ith just the 256 stick in nothing happens it wont start up..? any ideas?

I have bought 256mb pc133 stick, as after searching on cruical this is what it told me was compatible..

Do i need to update my bios for it to pick up ram.. or could the stick be faulty?

any help on getting this to work would be great, i dont really know much about this, iam still slowlt learning..

cheers!

[Steve R Jones]

This thread looks identical to your other one. Does the pc boot up or not?

[Purpehaze27]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

This thread looks identical to your other one. Does the pc boot up or not?

yeah ia know steve my mistake first post.. never noticed..

well if i put the old ram or leave it it it will start but i i just leave the new ram in any of the 2 slots nothing happens wont boot?
any ideas?

thanks for reply

[Steve R Jones]

Each memory slot can hold SDRAM, PC133 with a maximum of 256MB per slot.*
Computer memory upgrades for Dell Latitude C600 Series Laptop/Notebook from Crucial.com

It should work...Can you get into the BIOS/Setup screen? If so, see if there's anything to change in there.

[lstewart]

i have the same problem, but it doesn't even turn on period, the green light flashes a couple of times and the cpu makes a quick sound as it will keep makeing sounds, but it only makes a short boot up sound and then dies. it works fine with the old memory, but ive tried pc100 and pc133 so is it the density thing? how do i find ram that will be compatible and i already updated the BIOS. thanx for the help.

luke

[Kad]

Try getting one more 256 dimm, replace it with the 128 one, make sure both dimms are the same speed. Try again.

[lstewart]

ok, the one's ive tried are two pc133 and two pc100's that had 4 visible chips on them. do you think i should try the ones that have 8 visible chip things on them? when i tried one of the pc100 256's and one old 128, my cpu booted up, but my cpu properties said only 128. it was like it wasn't even recognizing the new memory. so the low density ram has 8 of those black squares on the stick and high has 4 of them?

thanx for your help and sorry i dont know the terminology.
luke

[Kad]

Yo man, it's chill.

If you have your MB manual or specifics it says on it which dimms (memorys) it can handle. Make sure that the MHz (speed/pc) does not exceeds the MB (Motherboard) statictics(?), if that still doesn't work you probably have a failure with your MB unless you've just in some weird way has shut of the dimm slots in your BIOS, you should check that aswell and reset your CMOS, if the CMOS is bad, replace your RTC (Real Time Clock/Cmos Battery)

[C600-user]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

Each memory slot can hold SDRAM, PC133 with a maximum of 256MB per slot.*
Computer memory upgrades for Dell Latitude C600 Series Laptop/Notebook from Crucial.com

well, I can tell you that the Crucial website is incorrect.

The Dell Latitude C600 can hold a max of 512, in 2x256, that is true.
BUT, from what I've picked up, it has to be PC100, and low density. It can't be high density ram.

256MB Dell LATITUDE C400 C500 C600 C610 C800 RAM MEMORY

according to this Ebay seller, PC133 will work.

Good Luck!
-- a C600 user

[Steve R Jones]

This is an old thread - but are you saying you trust an eBay seller over Crucial's web site? If so Why on Earth would you do that?