Comments on: How to replace RAM modules in Dell Latitude D630

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:15:45 +0000

Hieu T,

Not sure if the 2GB memory I just bought is bad… but my Dell Latitude D630 would not boot after installing it in slot B.

Try reconnecting the memory module, maybe it’s not making good contact with the memory slot.
Try moving the 2GB module from the slot B to slot A. Test the laptop.
Try moving the old module from the slot A to slot B and test the laptop. Maybe the slot B is not good.

Do I have to do anything special to the bios before installing the new memory?

Nope. The new memory module should be detected by the laptop automatically.

By: Hieu T

Hieu T — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:12:37 +0000

Not sure if the 2GB memory I just bought is bad… but my Dell Latitude D630 would not boot after installing it in slot B.

Do I have to do anything special to the bios before installing the new memory?

Thanks in advance,

By: Shawn C

Shawn C — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:42:56 +0000

Great instructions, thanks a million!

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:18:28 +0000

Windows 7 runs faster than Vista. Where vista is very sluggish on 1 gig windows 7 is acceptable. 2gig is what I run with it and I even run a VM on top of that sometimes and it’s still ok.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:29:36 +0000

Anyone know how much memory Windows 7 will need to run well? I have 2 GB memory on my D630 running Vista Business and i already find that quite slow at times

By: HotPhil

HotPhil — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:47 +0000

Yep, overkill unless you need it and have the OS to address it. For the current £/GB you’ve got to really want/need it. I’ve just put 8GB in my D630, formatted to Vista64, and it works like a charm (I have a need to run some throwaway VM’s so 8GB really helps) but at £230 it’s way more than the £40 that would have got me 4GB.
My only gotcha was a lack of touchpad driver from Dell for Vista64 (and I *really* like the scrolly up and down at the side of the touchpad) but a quick search and the drivers for the D830 restored this functionality.
Now to persuade the boss for a bigger, faster hard disk

By: Ricktek

Ricktek — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:05:54 +0000

Based on experience, here’s the deal on PC ram memory in summary,

1) Windows 32 bit can address a max of 3.5 GB (approx) due to the operating syst’s addressing
limitation. It may show 8 gb, but cannot access it.

2) Windows 64 bit can see up to 8 GB and beyond.

Bottom line is:
Ram memory over 3.5 GB is overkill unless you are running some really big applications.

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By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:02:36 +0000

Gary,

I put in 2x 4GB RAM sticks in a D630 running Ubuntu Linux 64 bit and it recognizes all of it. So it is possible. I am not sure about Windows but if it is 64 bit Windows I would guess it would recognize it too.

You are correct. It’s limitation of Windows OS.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:23:23 +0000

I put in 2x 4GB RAM sticks in a D630 running Ubuntu Linux 64 bit and it recognizes all of it. So it is possible. I am not sure about Windows but if it is 64 bit Windows I would guess it would recognize it too.

By: Mr. IT

Mr. IT — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:43:29 +0000

To answer JohnBs question. I have successfully installed 8GB of RAM in a D630 and have Windows Vista Ultimate 64 running on it like a top. I use it for VMWware Workstation testing. Just flash the BIOS the latest version before putting the memory in. Hope that helps!