I have Dell Latitude E6520 with i7-2720QM 2.2Ghz and 8gb Ram.
Can I upgrade the ram to 16gb or more? Specs say no, but I see a few on eBay listed with 16gb.
If anyone knows, thanks!
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Although unsupported the part is available on crucial here.
Sometimes you can put more memory in than Dell state as maximum, I have put 4 GB in an older laptop that stated 2 GB was the maximum and could use 3.25 GB fine.
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Thanks. I was able to install 16GB since the processor supports up to 32gb. It's working great.
I upgraded to an e6530 and I was able to swap out the two 4gb memory modules with two 8gb memory modules.
Everything is working great and I hadn't noticed any decrease in battery. I do run in max performance mode all the time and my battery has lasted as long as 3 hours. Usually, i'll get 40% battery drop after an hour of heavy use (running multiple vm and developing code).
Hi xojins
Welcome to the Community
Your Computer has 2 memory slots and it can accommodate maximum of 8GB of memory.
For any upgrade compatibility issue you can refer to the below link.
Parts and Upgrade: - accessories.us.dell.com/.../DellPartsFamily.aspx
Thank You!
Deepak Singh
Certified Dell Community Professional
Although unsupported the part is available on crucial here.
Sometimes you can put more memory in than Dell state as maximum, I have put 4 GB in an older laptop that stated 2 GB was the maximum and could use 3.25 GB fine.
Windows FAQs and OEM Downloads
Thanks. I was able to install 16GB since the processor supports up to 32gb. It's working great.
Did you have to adjust any other settings?
nope... you just need to check your CPU to verify the max ram.
As soon as I put it in, the BIOS picked it up and it was available in Windows. I think both memory sticks need to be identical. I bought a 2x8 16gb kit from Microcenter.
I have the EXACT same machine as yours, so I'm assuming that I do what you did.
Hi xojins,
Please, What is the Part Number of the memory sticks you bought ?
To found what is the maximum memory that your machine can support check your CPU version
in my case i have a intel i7-2720QM, Dell say that my E6520 support a maximum of 8 GB but intel say that with this CPU it can support a amount of 32 GB
Did anyone else besides xojins have success with this?