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Memory Upgrade for Gateway Essential 400c SE

Gateway Essential 400c SE memory upgrade specification, Essential 400c SE maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on Gateway Essential 400c SE upto a maximum of 256 MB
100MHz SDRAM DIMMs, with maximum 128MB per slot in 2 memory slots. The Gateway Essential 400c SE takes the 100MHz SDRAM DIMMs Memory Type.

Gateway Essential 400c SE Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
32 MB (removable) 256 MB
100MHz SDRAM DIMMs
2 sockets 400MHz Intel Celeron Gateway Essential desktop systems
 

Gateway Essential 400c SE Memory Upgrade options.

What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?

 

Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Gateway Essential 400c SE has 2 memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :

2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.