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[Solved] Dell xps 420 q9350 64 bit vista home premium 8 gig memory limitation

Forum Motherboards & Memory : Memory [Solved] Dell xps 420 q9350 64 bit vista home premium 8 gig memory limitation

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Can any one explain why Dell claims/won't support memory greater than 8gigs for this system

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asjank wrote :

Can any one explain why Dell claims/won't support memory greater than 8gigs for this system




Correction: CPU is q9450

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If I had to guess I'd say it has 4 memory slots, and they support
using 4 2GB dimms

 

4x2=8GB


Message edited by rand_79 on 10-16-2009 at 01:02:52 AM
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