Is the RAM from Crucial.com and in a configuration they noted?
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RAM upgrade Dell Optiplex GX280
From what I can tell the first socket shows the white as (1) and the black is (3), the second socket white is (2) and black is (4) . It boots up fine if I install only 2GB in (2) and (4) but I have tried numbers of different configurations trying to get the 3rd GB installeld. No matter which socket I install it in, I get beeps when I turn the PC on or a racing fan. Could someone help me ?
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Thanks for answering/ I bought the RAM from Dell to be sure it was compatible with my Dell OPtiplex. Brand name is Corsair. Their instructions are poor; their picktre has sockets with all white retention levers and shows only three instead of four. As I said before, I other Dell is sitting with 4GB while only using three GB, so I need to know how to configure three GB sticks into the four sockets.
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Reading http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx280/en/ug/specs02.htm I see one of the GX280's does not exceed 2GB.
There's also more to that 32 bit OS limit. Not only do you see 2.0 to 3.5GB ram being used, each process is limited to 2.0GB.
If you can get 2.0GB, button it up and move on.
Bob
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