Re: Memory Upgrade for Ancient Enspiron 2600
Martin McCormick composed on 2017-01-17 21:00 (UTC-0600):
I have an old Dell Enspiron 2600 which still works but it only
Are you sure? I searched for "inspiron 2600 RAM" and found lots of hits on
dell.com and elsewhere.
has 256 MB of RAM. I am of the understanding that the 128-MB
memory card under the little door on the bottom can be replaced
with a 512 MB card and that pretty much does it. There is another
128 MB block under the keyboard but I think for what I was
planning to do with it, 640 MB is sufficient.
From what I saw you'll need to do more investigating. It looks to me like that
model might be limited to 512M in total only in the form of two 256M SODIMMs.
It actually has a 2009 version of vinux which is a port
of debian optamized for people who are blind so it talks and
works with text applications but there is no memory left for
much of anything else.
Just for fun, I ran the free application after bootup and
out of 256 MB, there are 193 MB available as long as you don't
dare run anything.
Just for fun, I booted a newer version of linux which did
come up but after booting the live CD, there was a whapping 4.5
MB left.
My wife used this machine in college running Windows in
2000 with just that 256 MB but this is a different world today so
my question is what should one expect to pay for a 512-meg DIM
card that, of course, would work in this system?
You may have asked the wrong question. Because that model is so old, RAM to fit
it is plentiful. On http://www.ebay.com/itm/321774526573 you could buy a pair of
256M sticks for $7.99 delivered, but you need to be sure of the exact RAM type
to buy and compatibility before being concerned with price. From what I see on
eBay searching for Inspiron SODIMM, you should be able to get what you need for
under $10.
The speed printed on the module is 133 MHZ and the
processor is near 1 GHZ so it is certainly not cutting edge by
todays standards but it would have more uses with more RAM. It
would almost be a raspberry pi.:-)
Good chance a 512M stick would not be compatible. Try going to Dell's support
site and plug in the 7 character service code from the bottom of the 2600 as a
start to getting exactly the information you need to start on the road to a
successful upgrade.
Thanks for your thoughts.-
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