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    Can 2 or 4gb turbo memory modules be used in i965 Santa Rosas?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sunairport, Aug 24, 2008.

  1. sunairport

    sunairport Notebook Guru

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    I tried doing quite a lot of research online, and it seems that the 2 and 4gb modules will need to have the ICH9 Southbridge rather than the ICH8 in the i965 although I'm not 100% sure. I don't really see why it wouldn't work. Does anyone have any conclusive evidence?
     
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  2. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    I don't have that much information on Turbo Memory since it's a fairly useless feature, but one reason it may not allow 4GB of TM is because a lot of times BIOS will not see more than the specific amount. Usually that's more with RAM, but I could see it applying with TM, as well.

    As for Santa Rosa's platform using a specific amount, I cannot address that.
     
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