Three slots were accessible and empty when I tried to boot it up. The last slot (which needs near-complete disassembly of the laptop to access) had a 2GB chip.
The laptop failed to POST BIOS - I got steady LED lights and a battery light if a battery was present. Wasn't sure if this 2GB was defective.
Pop in two more matched 2GB chips (matched to each other but not necessarily the lone, inaccessible third 2GB chip) - laptop posts and recognizes all three 2GB chips, giving me 6GB.
Did I need to populate the accessible bank of RAM slots first before populating the "split bank" (one slot on the underside, one slot on the topside).
Is 32GB possible on this thing (4x8GB)?