# Adding more RAM to workstation

## post by Izzahmu on Jun 5, 2022

I have a deep learning workstation and would like to double the ram,

I bought equivalent ram sticks but when installed them the workstation wouldn’t boot up or it wouldn’t recognize them.

My work station is one year old

Do i need to initiate the empty slots?

Regards,

## post by markd on Jun 7, 2022

There are a number of things to consider when upgrading:

1. It is best to use the same memory.
2. You need to fill in specific slots on some motherboards (shown in the manual for a given motherboard).
3. You have to take into account cooling/temperature.

You can see the part number and specifics on the memory with:

- `sudo dmidecode -t memory`

Feel free to email: [support@lambdal.com](mailto:support@lambdal.com) about this, and we can help you. I would suggest as a minimum sending the output ‘dmidecode.txt’ from:

- `sudo dmidecode > dmidecode.txt`

That would provide the motherboard and memory information.

Mark

## post by Izzahmu on Nov 6, 2022

Thank you and sorry for the delayed reply.