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Dell Inspiron 3537 Memory Upgrade
I have a Dell Inspiron 3537 and I bought a memory upgrade (G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 PC3-12800).
When I install both 8gb sticks the laptop wont boot, and it makes a repeating sound through what seems like an internal speaker.
Any idea why the sticks will not work...the specs for the memory upgrade seems to be alright, even though I notice that when I removed the original memory sticks it says on the PC board that it supports ddr3L.
Is ddr3L backwards compatible with ddr3?
ejn63
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December 28th, 2013 14:00
Sometimes, DDR3L will work in place of DDR3 -- depends on the board design. The reverse is not true though - you cannot use DDR3 in place of DDR3L. If you're getting a 2- or 4-beep pattern, the memory is not compatible with your system.
vffrankie
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January 23rd, 2014 14:00
Can I install 16 Gb of DDR3L in dell 3537 model?
ejn63
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January 23rd, 2014 15:00
Yes.
jimroad471
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January 23rd, 2014 16:00
just for the heck of it, go to CRUCIAL and run their memory scan and make sure the new memory jives withe new. sounds like you have the correct memory. does windows and bios see the memory?
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July 4th, 2014 22:00
FrankIT
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September 21st, 2014 05:00
hi bro. I am looking for a memory upgrade for my inspirion 15 3537 as well. Did you use DDR3L 204 pin? and did it work? cheers bro!