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    Inspiron 11 3000 Series(3153) RAM limit?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Synomenon, Nov 17, 2015.

  1. Synomenon

    Synomenon Notebook Guru

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    I actually registered just to comment on this. I know I'm late to the party. The CPU may be capable of higher capacities and bandwidth, but the onboard chipset and FSB can only handle 8gb of RAM up to 1600mHz. I was hoping to make an upgrade myself, but mine was already maxed.
     
    ken-toriyama, Dec 24, 2015
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    Forgot about this thread.

    I did buy a 16GB DDR3 SODIMM for my 3153 and it sees the full capacity in the BIOS / UEFI AND in Windows.
     
    Synomenon, Dec 24, 2015
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    Well that was very crappy of Dell to lie to me. I asked their support staff. Mainly because I wanted to install 2133 mhz ram into mine. Thanks for the info
     
    ken-toriyama, Dec 24, 2015
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