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July 9th, 2010 06:00
Optiplex 210L BIOS/ RAM upgrade
Hi every,
it's time to upgrade this pc in our company. I want to upgrade the ram from 512MB to more than 1 GB
I used the tool system information for windows (siw). The tool say that the maximum capacity for the Memmory (RAM) is 1024 MB. Is this correct?
The pc has still the first biosversion (A1). Maybe the version A2 will help? I also read in the manual that the pc support to 4 GB, but in which biosversion.
Kind regards
YuBu
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fireberd
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July 9th, 2010 07:00
The manual is HERE
This is what the manual says about memory:
Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations
This computer supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory when you use two 2-GB DIMMs. Current operating systems, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP, can only use a maximum of 4 GB of address space; however, the amount of memory available to the operating system is less than 4 GB. Certain components within the computer require address space in the 4-GB range. Any address space reserved for these components cannot be used by computer memory.
If you use a 64-bit operating system, the entire memory range is available to the operating system.
There is nothing in the description of A02 about memory. It does state adds support for new processor.
THIS is the Crucial Memory for this model (we suggest Crucial as it is guaranteed to work in Dell's, not all brands will work in all Dell's).
YuBu
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July 12th, 2010 08:00
Thanks for the fast answer. Which Memory you can suggest me (other brands)? This Crucial Memory is not available in the local shops in my city.
borgward1
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June 7th, 2015 18:00
I have Optiplex 210L with 4 GB RAM (Crucial) BIOS ver A02. A02 does not provide for memory remapping. Is there a newer BIOS upgrade that will allow for my 64 bit OS to see all of the 4 GB RAM?
speedstep
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June 8th, 2015 08:00
No you will never be able to use all 4 gigs. This is a chipset limitation.