I don't know why I thought this would "resolve" itself if I just carried on without making a fuss. That's kind of like driving around with the fuel light on right until you run out of gas.

I've got a Dell Latitude 610 laptop. My fingermousing went out suddenly last week, and I started using a peripheral mouse, and now it has started jumping randomly around the page when I'm not even mousing. I started getting this message last week:

Memory write/read failure at 1FF00080, read FF12FF10 expecting FF10FF10
Memory address line failure at 1FFF0000, read FF12FF10 expecting 00000000
Memory write/read failure at 10000000, read 00ED00EF expecting 00EF00EF
Decreasing available memory.

Strike F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility…


Are these related problems? Will I have to seek professional help? Because I can't, so if I do, I'm screwed. And if I'm screwed, how long do you think I can limp along before it goes entirely? Any guesses how to prolong the agony?

Thanks!

ae

This message indicates that the memory in your laptop is failing.
Most likely, the hardware itself is going bad.

I assume the machine is not under warranty... If your budget is $0, you really are screwed... I would expect the machine's reliability to steadilly decline until it stops altogether during the BIOS check.

On a more positive note however - I have seen cases where extreme temperature changes have caused cables (like your mouse pointer connection) and RAM to work their way loose inside the case. It would be worth checking the connections and re-seating the RAM just to see if that helps.

The Kingson website has SODIMMs for the Dell Latitude 610C starting at $39.

Hmmm. I was told I couldn't add memory to this unit, but I guess that doesn't mean I can't replace it. This wouldn't be a major technological feat, right? Do you think I could do it myself, or am I going to have to play let's make a deal with the NerdSquad? I mean, I'm not a tech by any means, but I have two wits to rub together and I am pretty good at following instructions.

And CAN I expand the memory? It's a pretty old unit, but I like it, and it would serve me just fine if it had even one gig instead of 512. That's just pointless memory nowadays. P-shop alone uses like 392 mgs.

I will check the Kingson site. Will they send me instructions or can someone competent probably walk me through it?

Thanks!

It's pretty easy and nothing you need a certified A+ Technician to do for you.

If you take your laptop to Staples or Office depot, you might be able to get the sales guy to put the RAM in for you so that you can "see that it works in the laptop" before you buy... Be careful though, they might try to charge you a "$40 installation fee" for this simple task.

By try removing and re-inserting the RAM first - just to see if re-seating it helps...

Ooh, this is getting exciting. If I can but the RAM at O-Max or Circuit City, I could probably do this tonight! Is there a website that will show me diagrams of the inside of my machine so I know what I'm looking for? I don't want to start randomly pulling on stuff.

And you know what? You mentioned laptops frying out when they overheated. That is JUST what happened to mine before this one went awry! I left it sitting on a pillow, of all things, and when I came back two hours later, it was off. When I turned it on, I got a dialogue that said it had turned itself off due to excess heat accumulation. I gave it hyperthermia!

So I suppose I better back it up first, or at least copy all my recent stuff to another computer. It will bum me out if I screw it up, because this one has all my working software on it, all my Office and Adobe. I better find the disks before I go off half-cocked. But if it's heading toward death anyway, I guess I'll have to do this whether I find my software or not, huh?

Do you know where I could find a diagram of its innards?

You are GREAT! Thanks!

Check out Dell's support website. You should be able to find a user manual and other information to help you.

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