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Memory Upgrade for Toshiba Satellite Pro L550-13J

Toshiba Satellite Pro L550-13J memory upgrade specification, Satellite Pro L550-13J maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on Toshiba Satellite Pro L550-13J upto a maximum of 8GB
PC2-6400 DDR2-800 200pin SDRAM SODIMM, with maximum 4GB per slot in 2 (2 banks of 1) memory slots. The Toshiba Satellite Pro L550-13J takes the PC2-6400 DDR2-800 200pin SDRAM SODIMM Memory Type.

Toshiba Satellite Pro L550-13J Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
1GB 8GB
PC2-6400 DDR2-800 200pin SDRAM SODIMM
2 (2 banks of 1) Intel Core 2 Duo (2.53GHz) Processor
 
 

Toshiba Satellite Pro L550-13J Memory Upgrade options.

What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?

 

Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Toshiba Satellite Pro L550-13J has 2 (2 banks of 1) memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :

2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.