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    Laptop with Windows XP failed to upgrade correctly to 4GB RA

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by abenhamou, Mar 26, 2007.

  1. abenhamou

    abenhamou Newbie

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    I recently bought 2 G.SKill SODIMM 666Mhz of 2GB each in order to put it inside my Acer Travelmate 8204 WLMi...

    At first it seemed to accept correctly to 2 RAMs, the BIOS detected only 3GB as I was expecting it, then Windows began to load.

    At this point, after a few seconds of loading, Windows freezed.

    I am using Windows XP Pro SP2 fully patched and my BIOS version is a 351X version (can't check it right now)

    did someone already upgraded one ?
    Have you any clue of what could be the reason of the failure ?

    Should I upgrade the BIOS ?
    Do I need Vista ?

    THX

    PS/ I already posted this question on Acer Directory. Please don't answer here.
     
    abenhamou, Mar 26, 2007
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    I don't think that 32-bit operating systems are capable of addressing 4GB of memory; you would need a 64-bit OS, but I could be wrong. Could someone verify this please?
     
    Bog, Mar 26, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Pitabred, Mar 26, 2007
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