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Title: dell
Post by: pauls on 17 February 2013, 18:47:49

Evening, I posted a thread a while back reference upgrading the ram on my dell 620. I purchased a 2gb and went to install it today. On opening the box it turns out to only have two slots and already had 512k in each slot. I removed one of the 512 ram and put in the 2gb. On starting up the box just bleeped several times and would not do anything else. I removed it and tried again with the same response. I then removed it and replace it with my 512 ram and everything went back to normal. 

My question is one is the 2gb no good or 2 is it the fact iam trying to put 2gb with 512k together.

Any help please

Title: Re: dell
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 17 February 2013, 19:41:46

I assume thats a Dell desktop inspirion 620?

And assuming it is and you bought one of these...

2 GB Memory Module  - DDR3-1333 UDIMM 1RX8 Non-ECC

Remove the 512 and put only the 2GB in ..... the combination will be upsetting it  :y

Title: Re: dell
Post by: pauls on 17 February 2013, 21:16:43

Quote from: Taxi Driver on 17 February 2013, 19:41:46

I assume thats a Dell desktop inspirion 620?

And assuming it is and you bought one of these...

2 GB Memory Module  - DDR3-1333 UDIMM 1RX8 Non-ECC

Remove the 512 and put only the 2GB in ..... the combination will be upsetting it  :y

This is what I bought as it looked to be the correct one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120946925922?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Title: Re: dell
Post by: RobG on 17 February 2013, 21:22:41

http://www.mrmemory.co.uk/memory-ram-upgrades/model/Dell~Inspiron+Desktop~620?gclid=CPPU_YmjvrUCFUvHtAodzgEAMA

Title: Re: dell
Post by: pauls on 17 February 2013, 21:42:26

 The machine in my ebay advert is my desktop. So unless ram is faulty or will not talk to my other ram I cannot see why it does not work.

Title: Re: dell
Post by: dbdb on 17 February 2013, 22:02:28

As Taxi Driver said just remove both the 512s and fit the 2x 2GBs in the 2 slots, should work. Make sure you fit it gently but firmly and get it the right way up.  I would be very wary about buying recon memory though, make sure after fitting  you leave it 24 hours running memtest86 or similar.  You will be lucky if the 2 are a matched pair.  Beeping means your motherborad doesn't like it.  Have you looked at crucial and run their system scanner www.crucial.com (http://www.crucial.com)?  I don't think their new memory will be much more expensive, may be cheaper even.

Title: Re: dell
Post by: pauls on 17 February 2013, 22:14:34

Quote from: dbdb on 17 February 2013, 22:02:28

As Taxi Driver said just remove both the 512s and fit the 2x 2GBs in the 2 slots, should work. Make sure you fit it gently but firmly and get it the right way up.  I would be very wary about buying recon memory though, make sure after fitting  you leave it 24 hours running memtest86 or similar.  You will be lucky if the 2 are a matched pair.  Beeping means your motherborad doesn't like it.  Have you looked at crucial and run their system scanner www.crucial.com (http://www.crucial.com)?  I don't think their new memory will be much more expensive, may be cheaper even.

Thats where I think I messed up. didnt fully read advert. Looks like I will need to buy some new ones.