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    Does inspiron 1525 require ram in pairs?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jonguyen11, Oct 9, 2008.

  1. jonguyen11

    jonguyen11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm asking because the 1525 I have has 2gb of ram and is likely 2x1gb sticks. Is it ok to put in a 2gb ram stick with a 1gb for 3gb total?
     
    jonguyen11, Oct 9, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Yes...........

    Edit: To the second question. I just realized that this answer is a little ambiguous.
     
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    jonguyen11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm just asking this because I know on my computer the ram sticks must be in pairs or it wouldn't even boot up. thx!
     
    jonguyen11, Oct 9, 2008
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    That's odd, that should never happen. You are never required to have 2 identical sticks of RAM in a computer.
     
    Xonar, Oct 9, 2008
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    I haven't heard that about older laptops, but it is true with older desktops definitely with Rambus RDRAM.

    Greg
     
    SpeedyMods, Oct 9, 2008
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