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February 7th, 2026 15:49
Memory upgrade Dell 3891
I have a Dell 3891 which I purchased in Aug. 2021. Intel i7, 8 GB ram, 512 solid state drive, CDROM. I wanted to upgrade to 16 GB ram, so ordered an 8GB stick from Dell in November. Due to health issues, I just this past week attempted to install the stick in the PC. After installing in the empty RAM slot, the PC failed to power up, I performed the CMOS reset by removing the coin battery as instructed in the manual. Still no power up. I then removed the new stick. Still no power up. Then repeated the CMOS reset, finally getting it to power up but only with the original 8 GB ram.
This was the upgrade RAM I purchased: Dell Memory Upgrade - 8GB - 1Rx16 DDR4 UDIMM 3200 MT/s .
I have not upgraded the BIOS. What could be the problem? Is this replacement RAM not compatible with this PC, even thought the Dell website said it was?
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February 10th, 2026 19:16
Hey @RadioRadio1580, all good?
This is probably a compatibility issue. RAM is often tricky like this. Since you purchased this directly from Dell based on their recommendation for your system, I strongly suggest contacting Dell Sales Support immediately. They should guide you to the best resolution! 😁
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