- Oct 16, 2016
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Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron 530 (q6600) that I recently dug out of the attic. I installed Linux Mint 64-bit on it and upgraded a few parts (hard drive, GPU, PSU) but now I want to repurpose it as a Home Server, which i understand may call for more RAM than I currently have installed.
I would like to upgrade the RAM (currently 2 x 1gb ddr2) to 8gb but from what I have read on the dell website, my model of 530 only supports a max of 4gb of RAM? I do not understand what is placing this limit, since the processor is 64-bit capable and my motherboard (DG33MO3) specs state that it can handle 8gb max RAM.
Was this limit strictly because it came with a 32-bit operating system installed, and thus now void due to my change to linux mint 64-bit?
I would be grateful for any input on this.
Thanks,
sheffielle
I have a Dell Inspiron 530 (q6600) that I recently dug out of the attic. I installed Linux Mint 64-bit on it and upgraded a few parts (hard drive, GPU, PSU) but now I want to repurpose it as a Home Server, which i understand may call for more RAM than I currently have installed.
I would like to upgrade the RAM (currently 2 x 1gb ddr2) to 8gb but from what I have read on the dell website, my model of 530 only supports a max of 4gb of RAM? I do not understand what is placing this limit, since the processor is 64-bit capable and my motherboard (DG33MO3) specs state that it can handle 8gb max RAM.
Was this limit strictly because it came with a 32-bit operating system installed, and thus now void due to my change to linux mint 64-bit?
I would be grateful for any input on this.
Thanks,
sheffielle
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