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    Aspire One RAM upgrade & Question about GMA 950

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Isend2C, Dec 9, 2008.

  1. Isend2C

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    Right now my Aspire one only has 1GB of RAM, which I guess is enough but 1.5GB won't hurt it at all. I was curious about the size and speed.
    IF I bought a 2GB stick of RAM would it be regocnized? Also If I bought 800 MHz RAM what would it be clocked down to? Right now it's running at 533 Mhz I think, but CPU-Z is saying it's PC-5300 RAM. CPU-Z also says that I have one empty slot? What's that about? I thought that the Aspire One has 512MB built in and had one slot for a stick of RAM? Any ideas about CPU-Z is saying?

    As all of you folks know, nearly every netbook has the GMA 950. The Aspire One is no exception to this. My One's BIOS will not let me choose the amount of RAM it's using for graphics. It says 8MB in a greyed out form. This means it's adaptive though because I can play AOE3 on it which requires 64MB. How can I choose how much RAM it uses?

    Thanks To You All!
     
    Isend2C, Dec 9, 2008
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  2. Isend2C

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    Anyone? :(
     
    Isend2C, Dec 9, 2008
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  4. TehSuigi

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    1. Sorry, but the Aspire One simply won't recognize a 2GB RAM stick. 1.5GB is the posted maximum.
    2. If you get DDR2-800 RAM, it would be downclocked to DDR2-533 as per the 945GSE chipset limit.
    3. No idea about CPU-Z. Could be misreading the chipset wrong.
    4. The GMA 950 uses Dynamic RAM Allocation, which means it uses more RAM for itself as it's needed. 8MB is the bare minimum, going up to 224MB.

    That being said, you're probably not going to be able to play AOE3 on your Aspire One. The system requirements list a graphics card with hardware transform and lighting - something which the GMA 900 and 950 lack entirely.
     
    TehSuigi, Dec 9, 2008
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    Yes as Tehsugi Stated it only will do 1.5 gig and 533
     
    andyasselin, Dec 10, 2008
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