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    A8jm max ram

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by shadow85, May 2, 2007.

  1. shadow85

    shadow85 Notebook Evangelist

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    Anyone know whats the max amount of ram I can put in the A8jm?
    Also I heard that at max ram, u only can run it at 533Mhz. is this true?
     
    shadow85, May 2, 2007
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  2. Homer_Jay_Thompson

    Homer_Jay_Thompson blathering blatherskite

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    I think any laptop with 2 slots can hold 4 GB of ram, but the laptop itself will only use so much of it.

    The second question has something to do with the processor. I think the new Centrino pro processors will run better with the faster ram.
     
    Homer_Jay_Thompson, May 2, 2007
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  3. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    32 bit systems cannot use all 4GB of RAM, and some other quirks apply. See http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000811.html

    Hardware, you'll probably be OK with 4GB.

    I have no idea that, and see no reasonable reason [ :)] for which the speed of the maximum amount of RAM would be topped at anything below what the hardware (motherboard+RAM) supports.
     
    E.B.E., May 2, 2007
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  4. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    No it's not true. What numb nuts told you that fairy tale?

    It can take up to 667MHz ram.
     
    adinu, May 2, 2007
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  5. MilestonePC.com

    MilestonePC.com Company Representative

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    The Max ram is 4GB.

    I do remember some talk about 4GB of ram running at 533mhz instead of 667mhz. If you have a look at the Brands offering 4GB of ram, Geil, those who reviewed it stated that their ram was running slower.

    For now, 4GB is quite expensive and we will have to wait for more Brands of 4GB RAM to become available to see whether they are defaulting at 533mhz instead of running at 667mhz.

    Other than that, the new chipset Santa Rosa will support 800mhz ram, and the CPUs will have 800FSB.
     
    MilestonePC.com, May 2, 2007
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  6. Hatchy

    Hatchy Newbie

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    I've just bought 4GB ram - an A8JM can't take it, it doesn't recognise it for some reason.
    I'm on Linux - opensuse 10.3 and have tried bigsmp kernel, but I just don't think this board can take the RAM.
    Any Advice?
     
    Hatchy, Feb 25, 2008
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  7. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Pls check your other thread. No need to double post, people will answer there. :)
     
    E.B.E., Feb 26, 2008
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  8. Hatchy

    Hatchy Newbie

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    E.B.E
    I posted here because I wanted the Milestone PC user to reply - that's the post that says an a8jm can have 4GB.

    You're obviously an expert though.
     
    Hatchy, Feb 27, 2008
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  9. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    You might want to check my Tips and Tricks, under 4GB of RAM. I added some more detailed info there.
     
    E.B.E., Feb 27, 2008
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  10. nickie

    nickie Notebook Consultant

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    The chipset doesn't support 4gb ram. it only recognizes 3gb.
     
    nickie, Feb 27, 2008
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