Hi..i'm having a little trouble finding the ram type that inspiron 1600 uses..there seems that there's no trace of the 1600 model on the dell site. anyone knows what kind of ram and bus frequency does this laptop uses? oh and, i guess i can use generic ram right? thanks in advance.

Try this: http://support.euro.dell.com/support/topics/topic.aspx/emea/shared/support/dsn/en/document?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&docid=3C518DAD00D8F42EE040A68F5B286B63&journalid=4675BAC06285AF43E040A68F7328375D&Query=&SystemID=&ServiceTag=&contenttype=&os=&component=&lang=&doclang=&toggle=&dl=