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Memory Upgrade for Dell Inspiron 530s

Dell Inspiron 530s memory upgrade specification, Inspiron 530s maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on Dell Inspiron 530s upto a maximum of 4.0 GB
PC2-5300/6400 DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs. Supports Dual Channel DDR2., with maximum 1GB per slot in 4 memory slots. The Dell Inspiron 530s takes the PC2-5300/6400 DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs. Supports Dual Channel DDR2. Memory Type.

Dell Inspiron 530s Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
512 MB (removable) 4.0 GB
PC2-5300/6400 DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs. Supports Dual Channel DDR2.
4 sockets Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium Dual-Core / Celeron 400 800/1066MHz FSB, Intel G33 Express Chipset.
 

Dell Inspiron 530s 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 Dell Inspiron 530s has 4 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.