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‎10-20-2017 08:27 AM

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Product: VB715AV
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I need to upgrade the RAM in my old 2540p and have understood the manual's instructions. My problem is that wherever I search online I keep finding that recommended RAM for this particular laptop is NON-ECC, but the only place from where I can purchase the 2x4gb set only offers ones with ECC. Is the 2540p compatible with this or must it be a NON-ECC, as I am not familiar with the subject?

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‎10-20-2017 08:44 AM

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@Iamda1 wrote:

I need to upgrade the RAM in my old 2540p and have understood the manual's instructions. My problem is that wherever I search online I keep finding that recommended RAM for this particular laptop is NON-ECC, but the only place from where I can purchase the 2x4gb set only offers ones with ECC. Is the 2540p compatible with this or must it be a NON-ECC, as I am not familiar with the subject?

Hi,

You need a NON-ECC memory. ECC is usually used in servers. It should support any 1066MHz DDR3 modules in my opinion. Try ebay or any other online retailer.  

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‎10-20-2017 08:44 AM

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@Iamda1 wrote:

I need to upgrade the RAM in my old 2540p and have understood the manual's instructions. My problem is that wherever I search online I keep finding that recommended RAM for this particular laptop is NON-ECC, but the only place from where I can purchase the 2x4gb set only offers ones with ECC. Is the 2540p compatible with this or must it be a NON-ECC, as I am not familiar with the subject?

Hi,

You need a NON-ECC memory. ECC is usually used in servers. It should support any 1066MHz DDR3 modules in my opinion. Try ebay or any other online retailer.  

Asus ROG STRIX G16 Manjaro Xfce
HP Touchpad provided by HP
HP Microserver Gen8 10TB Debian Server

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‎10-20-2017 05:56 PM - edited ‎10-20-2017 05:59 PM

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thank you

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‎10-23-2017 02:20 AM

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@Iamda1 wrote:

thank you

You are very welcome!!

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