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    ACER 7520-5168 with 4GB RAM question

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by sfitr, Sep 18, 2008.

  1. sfitr

    sfitr Notebook Enthusiast

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    Am about to purchase a brand new ACER 7520 - 5168 (Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2 GHz). This is supplied from the factory with 2GB of RAM but am going to upgrade it to 4GB.

    First of all I need to know if the factory supplied 2GB Ram is installed in one slot and the other slot is vacant. Some versions come with 2 x 1GB Ram installed so both slots will be occupied.

    This is supplied with Vista Home Premium edition. I read somewhere that 4GB Ram needs Vista x64 to work. Is this true ?
     
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    Which Acer - Aspire or Travelmate ?
     
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    Aspire ! Sorry forgot to mention !
     
    sfitr, Sep 19, 2008
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    Going with 3GB DDR instead of 4GB should work fine !
     
    sfitr, Sep 21, 2008
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    Acer normally gives a kit as OEM, rather than a single module, when memory configs are above 512MB. The Aspire 7520 Parts List shows only 1GB DDR2-667 modules as max, so I would say 2GB = 2x1GB.

    And Yes, you need Vista 64-bit to recognise 4GB RAM and above.

    Vista/XP 32 will recognise anywhere from 2.5GB to 3.75GB, from the 3/4GB RAM installed, depending upon the H/W and the BIOS.

    To confirm regarding 7520-5168
     
    Andy, Sep 21, 2008
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