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Easy Installation
Customers have had an effortless experience installing the RAM kit in their Dell Vostro computers, with many expressing relief and satisfaction at the simplicity of the process.
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Bios Compatibility
Customers have had mixed experiences with the Bios compatibility of this RAM upgrade for the Dell Vostro 230. Some were able to successfully install it after updating their BIOS, while others encountered issues that prevented recognition or caused system alarms. It is important to ensure proper BIOS version before attempting installation.
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Quality
With the new bios in place, the new memory was instantly recognized and i now have 4gb of ram and a much faster pc.
Memory is 100% reliable - have used over 20 pieces in low-density memory dell ddr3 pcs.
Blame my old age, but i have little knowledge of computers when they fail.
Bottom line is if you are having trouble with the upgrade, get the latest bios on the pc before giving up.
Competitiveness
I came back here to read other people's reviews, some saying it didn't work in their machines either, and one who even contacte... Read More
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happy, easy, perfect, fit and good. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 51 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 27 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i first installed the memory the vostro 230 did not recognize it at all giving the same constant double beep at startup that it would give if no memory was installed at all
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I came back here to read other peoples reviews some saying it didnt work in their machines either and one who even contacted dell and was told that some earlier versions of the vostro 230 could not be upgraded
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This seemed fishy to me given that all of the documentation from dell says that this machine can be upgraded to 4gb
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It sounded like the answer you get from a tech support drone in india who wants to get you off the phone
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So i noticed that my vostro 230 had version 1
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Well id say thats an early version lol
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So i went to the dell support site plugged in my service tag number chose drivers and software and sure enough version 1
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Bottom line is if you are having trouble with the upgrade get the latest bios on the pc before giving up
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