m17x Kingston upgrade

[nipper553]

m17x ram upgrade from 4gb to 8gb?
Hi i need to know if i can upgrade my m17x RAM to Kingston HyperX Plug in and Play DDR3 1600MHz CL9 8GB?
I have stock 4gb of RAM at the moment and don't want to just settle for minimal upgrade, and so want to see if the system can run the HyperX?
Advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[steveowashere]

m17x ram upgrade from 4gb to 8gb?
Hi i need to know if i can upgrade my m17x RAM to Kingston HyperX Plug in and Play DDR3 1600MHz CL9 8GB?
I have stock 4gb of RAM at the moment and don't want to just settle for minimal upgrade, and so want to see if the system can run the HyperX?
Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Please give us more details about your laptop. M17x is a whole product line from Alienware. Tell us the exact model number. It should on the bottom of your laptop on a sticker I believe.
Then I would love to help.

 

[nipper553]

m17x ram upgrade from 4gb to 8gb?
Hi i need to know if i can upgrade my m17x RAM to Kingston HyperX Plug in and Play DDR3 1600MHz CL9 8GB?
I have stock 4gb of RAM at the moment and don't want to just settle for minimal upgrade, and so want to see if the system can run the HyperX?
Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Please give us more details about your laptop. M17x is a whole product line from Alienware. Tell us the exact model number. It should on the bottom of your laptop on a sticker I believe.
Then I would love to help.

Sorry, new to this forum stuff.....I have the Alienware M17X R2. (service tag HH3Z4K1)

 

[kingstonhq]

Hi, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support and would like to offer our assistance. The Alienware M17X R2 has a PM55 Intel Chipset and an i5/i7 processor which only supports up to 1333Mhz memory bus speed. HyperX PnP is designed for Intel i7/i5 machines with Z68, Z77, and P67 chipsets as seen in datasheet here: http/media.kingston.com/pdfs/HyperX_PnP_US.pdf . Part number KHX1600C9S3P1K2/8G which you referred to does include multiple timings that may still work on your machine. Detailed datasheet here: http/www.kingston.com/datasheets/khx1600c9s3p1k2_8g.pdf . The timings used would be dependent on what the System BIOS supports. Based on system specifications it may be able to run at the 1333 low latency spec (DDR3-1333 CL8-8-8 @1.5V). This memory may work in your machine but would not be recommended as you would not get the full benefits of what it has to offer and we cannot gaurantee that it will work. We recommend part number KVR1333D3S9/4G (http/www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR1333D3S9_4G.pdf). This module follows the JEDEC 1333Mhz specification standard which your computer supports and will work properly. For any further assistance, please call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you. Please be sure to have the part in question on hand when you call.

Thank you for selecting Kingston as your upgrade partner.

 

[Legohouse]

Installing Advanced timed memory is bit tricky in OEM laptops. You may have locked BIOS so it may limit you to make them work nice. I would suggest you to go with Basic RAM (ValueRAM) you can get the same from Kingston instead of HyperX.

http/www.memorystock.com/memory/AlienwareM17xR2Notebook.html
http/www.crucial.com/upgrade/Alienware-memory/Alienware+Notebooks/M17xR2-upgrades.html

Good luck!!!