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Dell Latitude 7390 RAM Upgrade help
Newbie here....my PC has been running a bit sluggish lately and I'm wondering if I could upgrade the RAM on this from 16 GB to 32 GB? how easy would that be, any tutorials on here? Never done it before but want to give it a try.
Laptop has run well for ~3 years now. Basic tasks, outlook, chrome, PPT, word, etc.....no gaming or anything but I've noticed Chrome crashes lately ( I have to open task manager and end chrome) with 60-70+ tabs open across two separate windows with a few other programs running in background simultaneously (e.g. word, outlook, PPT, note pad, slack, Microsoft teams) and I've wondered if a RAM upgrade would do the trick? My only way around this has been restarting PC or chrome and obviously reducing open chrome tabs some.
Does this PC have 2 slots for RAM or just one? Curious for any intel here. Again, never done a RAM upgrade/replacement but curious for any tips, advice, etc. and what I'd be getting into. Not sure if I'm interesting in taking it to a GeekSquad to upgrade it. Thanks.
7390 laptop with these specs below:
Current laptop specs:
Screen size: 14
New/Reloaded OS: Win10 Pro 64bit
Processor Type: Intel Core i7-8650U Quad Core
Speed: 1.90 GHz
Memory - Unit 1
Memory Type: DDR4
Size: 16 GB
Memory - Unit 2
Memory Type: Empty slot
HD Type: SATA/SSD
HD Capacity: 256 GB
Cosmetic Grade: A
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May 17th, 2024 04:36
Crucial also listed max RAM is 16 GB https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/dell/latitude-7390
However, there are several users have validated their system with 32 GB of memory. See this discussion https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/latitude/latitude-7390-max-memory/647f85fdf4ccf8a8de4eb035
Usually, 16 GB of memory would be sufficient for daily usage. If you have the needs for upgrade, you can attempt with the upgrade and replacing the current 16 GB stick with a 32 GB stick. The process is very simple, just follow this instructions https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/latitude-13-7390-laptop/latitude_7390-om/removing-memory-module?guid=guid-ca4211c9-95fa-40fb-90f4-05dd790f2a7f&lang=en-us
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May 17th, 2024 20:50
In general, remove power, remove battery, press and hold power button for 15 seconds to dissipate residual power. Open up the cover, gently pull apart the metal tabs and the memory module will just pop out. Installing the new module at the same elevated angle, then gently press down until both metal tabs clicked in place. Put everything back to its places and you are good to go.
At boot, you will receive a message that the memory has changed. The rest is just testing the performance to see if any improvement.
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May 19th, 2024 01:09
I think you tried to say "risk of losing", RAM upgrade should not interfere with files in storage drive. Any data that is important to you should be backup externally.
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