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These are cramped. I know I've put all of them together. Nearly went blind doing it.
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Than you all your help is much appreciated.
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Dell (and most brands) uses Corsair RAM, pop open your machine and see if there is any free slots for starters. If not you will have to swap them out. As long as you have your system disk you will be fine... if it is on a hidden partition you may have some issues.
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One problem is, amongst others, getting drivers to work. Uninstalling the old ones can lead to unwanted side effect. Plus, why upgrade something that's crap to begin with? Installing better memory on a crappy motherboard is not something i would recommend.
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Surely that depends on the Dell. The lower ones are budget city, but the most expensive ones are pretty decent (and of course pricey).
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My Dell is a snap to upgrade. The case is easily opened. Installing or replacing new cards and/or drives is very easy - no screws needed for the drives. For memory, you will need to see if you have an open slot. Your Dell owner's manual should have a section on how to upgrade memory and where to find the slots. If you have an open slot it will just be a matter of inserting the new memory in the open slot. If there are no open slots, then you will have to replace one of the memory modules with one of greater capacity. Again, refer to the Dell manual.
As far as what type of memory to get, you can go to a memory module manufacturer and they usually have a configurator utility wherein you tell them your computer's make and model number. Here are two examples:
Kingston
(Dell is already selected as the PC manufacturer in this link)
PNY
I hope this helps Mithradates.
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Crucial has two utilities on their website ( http://www.crucial.com/ ) - the Crucial Memory Advisor™ Tool, where you answer questions about your system, or (if you don't know those answers) they have their Crucial System Scanner tool.
Corsair also has similar options ( http://www.corsairmemory.com/ ) at their website.
Both companies make first-rate products.
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