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March 5th, 2025 01:19

Inspiron 530, maximum RAM exceeded?

I am just wondering if anyone knows (or have experienced) what could happen if I install more RAM that what my system is rated for? My Insprion 530 is 8GB. If I stick in maybe 16GB, what will happen? will only 8GB still be usable? will it even boot up?

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March 5th, 2025 07:14

Re:  If I stick in maybe 16GB, what will happen? will only 8GB still be usable? will it even boot up?

The Inspiron 530 can support up to 4 GB and 8 GB of memory depending on certain motherboard version.  If your system could support 8 GB of RAM and you are installing 16 GB of RAM, the system won't boot.

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