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    Ever Succesfully Push the Total RAM requirement?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jay07, Dec 10, 2007.

  1. Jay07

    Jay07 Notebook Consultant

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    My laptop is "allowed" for a total of 768mb of RAM. It has a 400Mhz FSB, and a 2.4ghz processor.

    The RAM type here is: FSB PC2100 DDR SDRAM SODIMM

    However the RAM type hereis the same specfications, but is a 1gb stick

    Can I push the limits of this "768mb total allowed RAM" somehow?
     
    Jay07, Dec 10, 2007
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    Soulburner Notebook Evangelist

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    You are limited by the motherboard/northbridge/memory controller. I doubt using sticks larger than the stated maximum would work.
     
    Soulburner, Dec 10, 2007
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  3. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Think about it: can you fit 3 liters of liquid in a 2 liter bottle?

    No, so there's no way you can "trick" your computer to take more. The limit is there, and you can't put more.
     
    adinu, Dec 10, 2007
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    I think that bottle has a firmware update.

    Bottle v1.2
    - Support for 3 liters
    - Support for Coke AND Pepsi
    - Ability to flash inside fridge
     
    MrTRiX, Dec 10, 2007
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  5. Jay07

    Jay07 Notebook Consultant

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    This is true even if you have the same exact specs of RAM?
    If I were to take a a 1gb stick, and put it in this computer (it comes with 256 onboard), only 512 of that 1gb would be used instead of there being a total of 1.25gb?
     
    Jay07, Dec 11, 2007
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    Jalf Comrade Santa

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    Either that, or the 1GB stick wouldn't get recognized at all.

    If they state that it can only handle 768MB RAM, they probably had a reason.
     
    Jalf, Dec 11, 2007
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    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    It has been done before, laptops have been upgraded above the advertised ram limit, but in all liklihood it won't work.
     
    moon angel, Dec 11, 2007
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    try it yourself ram is pretty cheap nowadays especialy 1gb sticks.

    but if it says limited imo i doubt it can go over.

    lol at the bottle metaphor.
     
    lokster, Dec 11, 2007
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  9. Jay07

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    Do you know how this was done?
     
    Jay07, Dec 12, 2007
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    It was probably by luck or a bios update.
     
    klutchrider, Dec 12, 2007
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  11. Jay07

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    I remember flashing my BIOS once, how can I update my BIOS to accept more RAM?
     
    Jay07, Dec 12, 2007
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