[colug-432] 1 or 2 sticks of RAM

[tom]

On 01/12/2014 11:13 AM, FiL Farris wrote:
> I should have used a better term then "believe" as "guessing from 
> memory" might have served better.  In the past year I pulled a 210 
> with a 2.8 p4 from the scrap pile and its max was 2GB.   That was not 
> as disappointing as finding the 2 DIMMS in it were 256 MB.  Free is 
> free though.
Might have been 2 GB max, as it probably had a mobo from a different 
manufacturer as I stated below. 2 Dell computers might have the same 
Model #, but can have different specs.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:06 PM, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com 
> <mailto:thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 01/12/2014 10:56 AM, FiL Farris wrote:
>>     I believe the maximum memory on that PC is going to be 2GB so the
>>     max you can probably use is 2 x 1GB.
>     I found 4 GB max for the machine from the link below. A lot of
>     times Dell's info is dated to the time of manufacture. The info I
>     got was relevant to the Service tag number. Dell may use mobo's
>     from any number of manufacturers for a particular product and they
>     can be different.
>
>     ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_optiplex_desktop/optiplex-210l_user%27s%20guide_en-us.pdf
>
>     Maximum memory 4 GB
>>
>>
>>     On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Stephen Potter <spp at unixsa.net
>>     <mailto:spp at unixsa.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         On 1/11/2014 11:37 PM, tom wrote:
>>         > I just came by a Dell Optiplex 210L Desktop Computer 3GHz
>>         P4. $6.98 out
>>         > the door. No RAM. Supposed to boot to setup with RAM. Would
>>         it run
>>         > better with I - 2 GB stick or 2 - 1GB sticks?
>>         >
>>         > Advantage of using 1 1GB stick, is if it does not POST, and
>>         is toast, I
>>         > am only out the cost of $6.98 + cost of 1 stick. If it
>>         works, I'll add
>>         > another stick.
>>         >
>>         > Advantage of 1 2GB stick (if it's not toast), I can add
>>         another 2GB stick.
>>
>>         Tom-
>>         Performance will be marginally better with two sticks, but
>>         considering
>>         the overall specs of the system, probably not enough to be
>>         noticeable.
>>
>>         If I can find where I put it, I did have a couple of sticks
>>         lying around
>>         that I'd be willing to let you borrow to test.  Heck, if I
>>         find it, and
>>         it works for you and you make me a reasonable offer, I'd even
>>         sell it to
>>         you for a good price.
>>
>>         -spp
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