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    How do i know how many unused ram slots i have?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Beavis5765, Jul 20, 2006.

  1. Beavis5765

    Beavis5765 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am have an alienware arrea51 m5500 laptop with 1gb (2X512) i used a thing called CPUz to find out how many ram slots i have and it said 4 and two were in use. plz help me find how many slots i have available cuz i might want to upgrade soon and its good to know things like this.
     
    Beavis5765, Jul 20, 2006
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  2. dragonesse

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    most laptops only have 2 ram slots... i suppose it's possible to put 4 in a larger laptop... i've just never heard of such a thing.
     
    dragonesse, Jul 20, 2006
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    According to Crucial...its has only 2 slots, not 4.

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, Jul 20, 2006
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