Items in Cart:

Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133) Memory RAM Upgrades

Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133) RAM Memory Specification

Standard Memory

Maximum Memory

Memory Expansion

CPU Type

Model/Chipset

0MB

1.5GB

3 (3 banks of 1)

Choose the following RAM Memory Upgrade for Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133). 

How much memory can I upgrade my Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133) to and what is memory type it takes?

    You can upgrade your Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133) upto a maximum of 1.5GB, with maximum of per slot in 3 (3 banks of 1) memory slots. The Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133) takes the 168-pin PC133 SDRAM DIMM Memory Type.

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 Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133) has 3 (3 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.


How do I install memory on my Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133)?

I still need some help on choosing my Gateway 500L Ltd (PC133) memory upgrade, what do I do?

    We are here to help, please contact our memory experts online through our live chat support by clicking the following chat icon. You may also email us at orders@buycomputermemory.com. Or call 209-475-0153
     

 
About Us / Contact Us / Shipping Info / Warranty / Return Policy & Terms and Condition