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    RAM Upgrade for lenovo y550p

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vineethrp, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. vineethrp

    vineethrp Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I am a newbie in this forum. Thought of asking a small question here.

    I want to upgrade my laptop memory from 4 to 8GB. The model is lenovo ideapad y550p 3241-56U. Most of the online material show that it has only 2 RAM slots, but a utility called CPU-Z shows it has 4 slots.

    I haven't opened up the laptop. Thought of checking with experts here regarding how many slots does 550p have.

    If it is 4, I am planning to buy 2X2GB modules. If not, I would have to depend on costlier 2X4GB modules.

    Please let me know!

    Thanks,
    VIneeth

    PS: Sorry if this is a repeat. I had searched for a similar thread, but couldn't find any..
     
    vineethrp, Jun 9, 2010
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    It has two slots. I'm curious what you're doing that would warrant 8GB of memory?
     
    ZaZ, Jun 9, 2010
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  3. vineethrp

    vineethrp Newbie

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    Thanks!

    My official needs wants close to 5 virtual machines running at a time on Virtual box and this would need more memory. With 4GB I am able to run only 3 VMS and that too is kind of congested ;-)
     
    vineethrp, Jun 9, 2010
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  4. k2001

    k2001 Notebook Deity

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    The easiest way to know for sure is opening the laptop up. It seems like you are going to upgrade either way, why not just check for yourself.
     
    k2001, Jun 9, 2010
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    dezRy Newbie

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    Hi VIneeth!

    I'm looking to upgrade my notebook as well and was wondering how your upgrade went.

    -dez
     
    dezRy, Jan 9, 2011
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