I recently bought an Inspiron 5482 2-in-1, having two RAM slots with one 8GB module and one free, and I'd like to determine the max RAM I can install:
- CPU: i7 8565U | Max CPU supported RAM: 64GB
- Crucial Configurator suggests a 32GB kit with two 16GB modules:
This part is 100% compatible with Inspiron 14 (5482)
- Inspiron 5482 manual:
+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | | | | Maximum memory | 16 GB | | Minimum memory | 4 GB | | Memory per slot | 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB | | ----------------------- --------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Configurations | •4 GB DDR4 at 2400 MHz (1 x 4 GB) | | supported | •8 GB DDR4 at 2400 MHz (1 x 8 GB) | | | •8 GB DDR4 at 2400 MHz (2 x 4 GB) | | | •12 GB DDR4 at 2400 MHz (4 GB + 8 GB) | | | •16 GB DDR4 at 2400 MHz (1 x 16 GB) | | | •16 GB DDR4 at 2400 MHz (2 x 8 GB) | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
I always doubt a computer manufacturer's specs on memory, as most of the limitations are coded at the time the computer ships, based on the ram modules and OS, available at the time it ships (my MacBookPro 2009 max RAM limit was 8GB and currently it is running fine at 16GB) This time though, the computer manufacturer suggests the use of one 16G module but explicitly forbids two 16G modules together, and that is unusual.
Is Crucial or Dell Wrong?
- Could there be a differencee of CPUs between some early models reflected in the manual and later models reflected by Crucial Configurator?
Is there a proven way to install 32GB of RAM in an Inspiron 14 5482, or is there a hard-coded 16GB limit?
Has anyone seen a similar model with 32GB installed?