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Inspiron 660, memory upgrade failed
I have 4GB of memory and would like to add another 4GB. I contacted a supplier who sent me several modules, none of which worked in combination with the existing Dell-installed module. At each attempt I first tried the existing module in slot #1 and the supplier module in slot #2. I then reversed the modules and got the same result. However the supplier's modules did work when I tried each one on its own, that is without the Dell-supplied one in place. The new supplier modules which I tried were as follows:
Attempt no Chipset Voltage
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1 1Rx8 1.35v
2 2Rx8 1.35v
3 2Rx8 1.5v
I then removed the Dell-supplied module and installed two supplier modules of 4GB each (same spec as attempt #1) and this too didn't work. Any suggestions?
Here's a photo of the existing module:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xwstqkg0aSZKcdlHhhiHsMoEOPfNs8nj
BTW I don't understand anything about chipsets and voltages, I'm just repeating what the supplier has told me!
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February 23rd, 2018 04:00
Mixing Ranks is not supported and after 1 stick ram must be installed in pairs.
The other issue is that speed and vendor and size should match.
LOW DENSITY ram is required.
You cant install 4 and 2 and 1 for example.