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    RAM installation question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by androo987, Oct 25, 2009.

  1. androo987

    androo987 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I understand that to install RAM, you simply input the RAM stick into the slot however I was wondering if I had to do anything else.

    i.e. check the BIOS for a modification/make sure the computer is working at the ability of a 8GB RAM (as opposed to a 2GB RAM).
     
    androo987, Oct 25, 2009
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    what chipset does the notebook have?
     
    moral hazard, Oct 25, 2009
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  3. MikeBuyco

    MikeBuyco Newbie

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    You can check in the bios to see if the RAM is working at 8 GB RAM. It would be easier to check by checking the computer properties. You can see how much the RAM is installed. You don't need to configure anything else.
     
    MikeBuyco, Nov 2, 2009
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    franky_402 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i know this is a little old but for future references you can go to crucial.com and it will ask you the type of laptop you have and it will tell you the max amount of memory supported along with what type of memory!!
     
    franky_402, Feb 1, 2010
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    Mastershroom wat

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    That crucial.com tool is crap. It's been wrong about my last three computers in a row.
     
    Mastershroom, Feb 1, 2010
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    steelroots7xe Notebook Evangelist

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    In case you haven't checked yet, your OS can recognize extra RAM right? I had a similar question before as I wanted to add an additional 1GB RAM to my XPS m1530. However, it would have ultimately been useless since I was running 32-bit Vista and 32-bit only reconizes 3GB even if my notebook (hardware-side) can recognize 4GB. I'm guessing you're running 7 right?
     
    steelroots7xe, Feb 3, 2010
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  7. Biosci3c

    Biosci3c Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    One thing.

    Make sure the RAM is firmly seated (don't smash it though).

    I swapped out 1 GB of ram for two 1 GB sticks in my Dell E1505, and apparently one wasn't seated well.

    The computer wouldn't boot (scared me silly), and gave me a weird error message about memory.

    I tried re-seating the RAM, and it worked fine.

    After this little issue, it recognized the RAM automatically, so I assume that you probably don't need to do anything.
     
    Biosci3c, Feb 4, 2010
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