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    s96J 3gb ram

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by asenna, Mar 14, 2008.

  1. asenna

    asenna Notebook Consultant

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    just a simple question: is it possible to install a 1 gb and a 2gb stick of ram and use the 3 gig?

    my s96J still has an "old" dual core processor and also the "old" win XP.
     
    asenna, Mar 14, 2008
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    asenna Notebook Consultant

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    come on guys , it cant be that you dont know that .
    specially now 2gb are getting cheaper
     
    asenna, Mar 15, 2008
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    You can, but it wont be in dual channel since there different sizes. Also you probably have 32-bit XP so it will most likely not show all the memory available, but technically you have that memory.
     
    Bhatman, Mar 15, 2008
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    asenna Notebook Consultant

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    what do you mean with that? Wil i be able to use the full 3 gb memory?
    i dont mind about the dual channel.

    Its mostly for working in photoshop and other photo programs (like making a 11 pics panorama with 10 megapix/picture).
     
    asenna, Mar 15, 2008
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  5. Bhatman

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    Well, 32-bit XP "old" can only show up to 2GB of memory in the system, although I think it can take up 3GB(and not show the last 1GB).

    I believe you can still do 3GB, but since your like me(32-bit processor and 32-bit xp) it isnt really worth that much.
     
    Bhatman, Mar 15, 2008
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  6. ejl

    ejl fudge

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    that's incorrect. i believe the upper limit for 32-bit is 3.2 gb (or something else between 3-4 gb. however, some of the early core duo notebooks can only use up to 2 gbs due to bios limitation. i have no idea if that is the case for the early s96j...but i wouldn't be surprised if a bios update fixes that.
     
    ejl, Mar 15, 2008
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  7. Starboss

    Starboss Notebook Guru

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    I just installed 1GB + 2 GB ram on my V1j. Works fine.
     
    Starboss, Mar 15, 2008
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  8. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    OP:I would wait for a confirmed instance where it worked on the s96J . Otherwise you might waste the money. But you're free to try and post back with results, of course :)

    Have you checked the owner's lounge?

    BTW: forget the dual channel business. Zero performance improvement.
     
    E.B.E., Mar 17, 2008
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