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Question posted by vjp67 on February 25th, 2014

What's The Max Memory I Can Install On Optiplex Gx520

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Answer #1: Posted by DellJesse1 on February 26th, 2014 5:06 AM

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Below are the memory specifications for the Optiplex GX520 computer.

Dual Channel DDRII Memory support (ECC and Non-ECC)
PC4300 and PC5300 DDRII SD-RAM
256-MB, 512-MB, or 1-GB DIMMs
512-MB minimum/4-GB maximum

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