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Upgrading old Inspiron 15r N5010 processor
Hi there
I have a Dell Inspiron 15r with this processor - Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU P6100 @ 2.00GHz and 4GB of RAM.
I intend to upgrade the RAM and replace the processor if possible. Is there a maximum amount of RAM that this can be upgraded to? And is there a list anywhere of compatible processors?
I have checked about online and know that if its an i-processor then it has to be a first gen one. Does it have to be a particular one or will any of the i3-i7 do?
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ejn63
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January 13th, 2016 04:00
The system will take up to 8 G of RAM as 2X4G soDIMMs.
The system use a first-generation Core CPU and did ship with up to i7 CPUs -- keep to the 45W or lower TDP CPUs (not the 55W units) and the first-generation Core CPUs and the upgrade should work.
ToffeeMarshmall
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January 13th, 2016 05:00
Thank you - that helps a lot!
Georgia11
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March 18th, 2016 03:00
Does this laptop take 2x 4GB DDR3-1600 SODIMM?
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ejn63
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March 18th, 2016 04:00
Yes. Note that you must have a 64 bit operating system or you'll see only 4G of RAM, though.