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Precision T3500 Ram
I ordered About 10 sticks of Dell SNPP9RN2C/8G For my T3500s , These are 8gb PC3-10600 sticks.
Here is a link. ( it is the 1st Type of Ram offered)
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/PfydFeaturedCategoryResults.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&mfgpid=201440&chassisid=8560&stype=2&Tab=
After putting these sticks in a t3500 I was receiving "non optimal ram config" error (the bios see's the 8gb stick). I could not get rid of this so I tried to only put the 8gb stick in. This caused the pc to not boot at all.
After looking up some stuff I found the tech manual for the t3500. Reading this I found out the t3500 only supports up to a 4gb stick per slot. Then I thought why would dell make this the 1st option when you go to purchase upgrades for a t3500. Also, On the web page for the the RAM, The 1st table does not show the t3500 listed for compatibility. However, The list lower on the page does.
Now after all this I Find BIOS update A11 says this under "fixed & enhancements" "Enhanced the memory map algorithm for 128GB configuration" . After installing the latest BIOS update (A17) and trying the ram again, Only putting the 8gb stick in , I still dont boot.(http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails?driverId=J7N1X&fileId=2964784371 )
Does A17 not contain this memory change? Why would dell offer this ram for the t3500? Or am I just missing something?
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April 17th, 2014 21:00
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infam0us
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April 17th, 2014 23:00
Great.. Thanks for the response, its appreciated. I went there and got the answer I was looking for. Much appreciated!
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david_a_fisher
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April 22nd, 2014 12:00
This chart suggests that 8, 10 and 16 GB configurations aren't possible but surely I could mix DR 2GB with 4 GB as well. would such configurations not work?
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December 19th, 2015 01:00
@ SpeedFan
Are you sure Dell Precision T3500 can use PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 RAM? As far as i could find, it can only support PC3-10600 DDR3-1333 only.
Can you tell more on this please if you have any info?
Regards,
Nirav
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December 21st, 2015 09:00
There are 6 slots and 24 Gigs is max. 6 Pieces of 4 Gig Ram is max.
You cannot mix ranks and density.
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/precision-workstation-t3500
Specs: DDR3 PC3-12800 • 9-9-9-24 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V • 512Meg x 64 • Low Profile •
Ramkulov
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August 2nd, 2016 18:00
My Dell T3500 works with 8gb sticks with no issues.
Currently have Xeon 3565 and 8GB x 3 = 24Gb of none-ECC memory with the latest currently available BIOS.
I haven't tried installing more memory because as far as I know CPU I have doesn't support more that totally 24Gb of memory.
Will try to install more memory after upgrading CPU to Xeon 5600 family.
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