Your IBM Aptiva 2171-xxx can support up to 256 MB of memory. For optimal system performance install the maximum amount of memory in each memory socket, this system comes with standard amount of   32 MB or 64 MB or 128 MB (removable) RAM. One or more of the sockets in the system might be already filled with memory. Whenever you upgrade, you can either add memory to one of the open sockets and/or remove memory from a filled socket and replace it with a higher capacity memory module. Select your Memory Upgrade for IBM Aptiva 2171-xxx.