Windows 7: Maximum memory per slot?

Hi,

I have a dell dimension 9200 and the motherboard can handle a maximum of 4gb of ram, but is there a limit per slot?

In other words does it have to be 4 x 1gb sticks of ram or can I use 2 x 2gb sticks?

The reason I ask is that I've had lots of bsod and crashes recently and after performing lots of tests using memtest it seems that 2 of the ram slots on my motherboard are bad meaning I only have 2 good ones to use.

Andy

RAM Memory Upgrade: Dell, Mac, Apple, HP, Compaq. USB drives, flash cards, SSD at Crucial.com will provide that answer for you.

According to crucial

Thankyou, looks like I'll be running with just 2gb then until I get chance to get a new pc :-(

Andy

Your motherboard should have 4 slots, each capable of 1GB max memory giving you capability of 4GB total memory.

As mentioned in my original post, 2 of the slots aren't working properly meaning I only have 2 working slots which is why I was wondering if 2 x 2gb was possible.

Andy

Sorry, was a quick browse of the thread

Yes, you are limited to 2GB, 1GB in each slot.

That's ok lol, looking at getting an i7 barebones system soon so I'll cope for now

Andy

You'll find that depending on what you need to do, 2GB can be quite sufficient

I have one of these units. You can use 2gb memory cards but you'll have to leave two slots open. The cards install staggered. I was confused over this issue too when I first acquired my system. I decided to try it and see if two 2Gb boards would operate properly. Crucial, btw, is wrong - nothing new there. nyteshade