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Inspiron 11 3168 8gb Ram Upgarde
- I have a Dell Inspiron 11 3168 and I have 4gbs of ram on it. I have seen posts and videos that show that 8gbs of ram works with this machine. Dell states that it doesnt and others say it does and i need to know and if it is possible can you please give exact information on the 8gbs sticks that work with the machine. Thank you
U2CAMEB4ME
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December 8th, 2019 14:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @Torracat5678
Crucial shows no memory upgrade for your model???
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/inspiron-11-%283168%29
The best way to make sure is to remove the Base Cover and look for a slot???
Inspiron 11 3000 Service Manual:
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/us/en/04/inspiron-11-3168-2-in-1-laptop/inspiron_11_3168_sm/procedure?guid=guid-6280f903-21ac-4b33-9e78-de0577054fff&lang=en-us
Best regards,
U2
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December 8th, 2019 15:00
Crucial doesnt show anything and i know for sure there is a slot for it but i want to make sure since people have bought memory that works for the model and i want to know
JOcean
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December 8th, 2019 15:00
U2 is right about Crucial. For some reason they do not show a memory upgrade. However Kingston shows 1 SODIMM slot with either 2 or 4 GB installed at the factory and a maximum of 8 GB could be installed (more at this page). Dell on the other hand only shows a maximum of 4 GB total. So it is a little confusing. Evidently the only way to know would be to install an 8 GB RAM module and find out. But make sure you purchase it from a retailer that allows returns.
And note that only the Pentium version has a slot. I assume the other CPU versions had soldered memory. And that would account for the confusion. And this forum post elaborates on the versions. And there are posts from users that have installed 8 GB with success.
From the Dell 3168 support page.
Memory
U2CAMEB4ME
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December 8th, 2019 16:00
@Torracat5678
There are other post of 8GB being successful.
For me to say yes I would need to test it myself,
I don't remember the 11-3168 but I can check my warehouse in the morning and see if I have one to test???
If I have one I'll let you know the results then.
Regards,
U2
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If I do have one I hope it has the slot.
Torracat5678
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December 8th, 2019 16:00
I would appreciate U2CAMEB4ME if you were to test whether the upgrade works thank you and would you be kind to share the results when you test it
U2CAMEB4ME
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December 11th, 2019 14:00
@Torracat5678
Sorry for not getting back sooner.
We only had 2 pallets that are 13" and smaller.
All I could find was 3135, 3147, 3152 and 3157's.
The warehouse techs still have 1000+- laptops to sort.
But I was able to go through them and only found the same models.
We do not get many models under 13"
I will continue to keep an eye out for a 3168 but for know no luck.
Regards,
U2
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December 13th, 2019 15:00
No problem if you get your hands on one that would be great thank you!