Dell Inspiron 530 Owner's Manual - Page 74

Memory Problems

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Memory Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. IF YOU RECEIVE AN INSUFFICIENT MEMORY MESSAGE - • Save and close any open files and exit any open programs you are not using to see if that resolves the problem. • See the software documentation for minimum memory requirements. If necessary, install additional memory (see "Memory Installation Guidelines" on page 124). • Reseat the memory modules (see "Installing Memory" on page 126) to ensure that your computer is successfully communicating with the memory. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 90). IF YOU EXPERIENCE OTHER MEMORY PROBLEMS - • Reseat the memory modules (see "Installing Memory" on page 126) to ensure that your computer is successfully communicating with the memory. • Ensure that you are following the memory installation guidelines (see "Memory Installation Guidelines" on page 124). • Your computer supports DDR2 memory. For more information about the type of memory supported by your computer, see "Memory" on page 179. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 90). 74 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
Memory Problems
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
I
F
YOU
RECEIVE
AN
INSUFFICIENT
MEMORY
MESSAGE
Save and close any open files and exit any open programs you are not using to see if
that resolves the problem.
See the software documentation for minimum memory requirements. If necessary,
install additional memory (see "Memory Installation Guidelines" on page 124).
Reseat the memory modules (see "Installing Memory" on page 126) to ensure that
your computer is successfully communicating with the memory.
Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 90).
I
F
YOU
EXPERIENCE
OTHER
MEMORY
PROBLEMS
Reseat the memory modules (see "Installing Memory" on page 126) to ensure that
your computer is successfully communicating with the memory.
Ensure that you are following the memory installation guidelines (see "Memory
Installation Guidelines" on page 124).
Your computer supports DDR2 memory. For more information about the type of
memory supported by your computer, see "Memory" on page 179.
Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 90).