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Ram upgrade inspiron 3558
I am trying to upgrade my laptop ram to 8GB, I am now having 4GB so I bought a new 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz ram and inserted on second slot..
But its not showing up neither in Bios nor system properties...
I changed the ram to another slot..RAM works,first slot works ..
Only second slot isn't working ...also RAM isn't fitting well inside second slot also...
What to do..?
But its not showing up neither in Bios nor system properties...
I changed the ram to another slot..RAM works,first slot works ..
Only second slot isn't working ...also RAM isn't fitting well inside second slot also...
What to do..?
robert p
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April 11th, 2018 10:00
Hi Cheenu1998,
Thanks for posting. Apologies with your experience with the RAM for your machine.
Depending on where you purchased the RAM, you may wish to return it.
Here are the specifications for your Inspiron 3558:
RAM can be purchased from several places, Dell Spare Parts, Crucial, and Discount Electronics to name a few.
I understand that Crucial has a very good return policy.
Here is information from the Dell knowledge base you may find helpful:
How to Upgrade Memory in Your Computer
Cheenu1998
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April 23rd, 2018 21:00
Yeah..! After some hard work it worked very well..
I have watched some youtube videos where I got to do "A gentle push in pull out task for unused secondary slots".
I did same way..It suddenly slipped in smoothly..Now it's perfect..
Thank You.!!
ejn63
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April 11th, 2018 11:00
"Only second slot isn't working ...also RAM isn't fitting well inside second slot also..."
Sounds like you've broken the memory slot - the only fix for this is a replacement system board.
Jeetkumar
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June 26th, 2018 04:00
Jeetkumar
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June 26th, 2018 04:00
I checked under the hood of my laptop and it has two dedicated ram slots, i already have 4gb ddr3 ram, i just want to expand upto 8gb ? Can i do that without any hassle ? Also what information should i look for on the ram to buy another compatible ram ? Sorry for bad english its not my first language.
I have vostro 3558, intel i3 5th gen
Cheenu1998
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June 27th, 2018 03:00
you search for the ram in online market with your laptop configuration..
I think you must get same DDR3 1600MHz ram of 4GB size.
Jeetkumar
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June 29th, 2018 03:00
I tried to find the same ram chip as mine but the one i have it has written 1601 and the one i saw online it has 1501 written that's why I'm confused about it ... I have no idea about what it is ?
Raajababu
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October 7th, 2018 21:00
Bro i have the same laptop and same specification and i also wanted to upgrade my ram from 4gb to 8gb. if you have got the solution please help me...
my Whatsapp no or call me.
JOcean
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October 8th, 2018 04:00
Those 4 numbers on the Hynix RAM are the manufacturing date. The number starting with HMT is the Hynix part number. A link to Amazon for that Hynix memory type follows. If you want to be sure you have a matched pair though, it is always best to buy a memory kit with 2 matched RAM modules.
Single RAM Module
https://www.amazon.com/Hynix-HMT451S6BFR8A-PB-HYNIX-HMT451S6BFR8APB/dp/B00YHF569E
For a kit Crucial offers this...
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ct2kit51264bf160b
Cheenu1998
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October 8th, 2018 20:00
Just search with your laptop configuration and find the right ram module in crucial website...
Tongi14
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November 28th, 2018 02:00
Hi,
What is max cpu upgrade the motherboard is compatible with?
Thanks
haneesrivastava
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December 6th, 2018 01:00
Hi,
I am using Inspiron 3558 with 4GB ram already installed by-default. Where can I purchase it online from Dell/authorized website in India which should be compatible with it.
Also, what is the maximum capacity to which I can extend/upgrade it? Can I add 4 (default)+8 or 16 (i.e 12 or 20 GB) in total?
Thanks,
Hanee
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December 20th, 2018 04:00
Cheenu1998
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December 20th, 2018 18:00
16GB is maximum memory supported for your system..but you can manage most of the tasks with 8 GB memory..
redflash1969
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December 4th, 2019 17:00
Keep in mind when purchasing memory for the Inspiron 3558 it requires Single Ranked memory, it will not accept dual ranked memory (i.e. it will beep as if no memory was installed). Single Ranked DDR3L memory is hard to find, most of it is dual ranked (i.e. marked 2Rx8), single ranked is marked 1Rx8