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    Turbo Memory in Win XP

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by village, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. village

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    Dear Arki,

    Can I use Turbo Memory in WIN XP Pro ?
     
    village, Apr 13, 2009
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    No.

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    Hep!, Apr 13, 2009
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    may i know why ???
     
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    Windows XP does not have the support for the functions you need to utilize turbo memory. Turbo memory has show to give no performance increase anyway, so it's kind of pointless to get worried about.
     
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    Does it increase any performance in Vista ?
    I didn't find out - and that is why I shifted to XP.
    It just ruined my Dollars, I think...
     
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    Nope, does not help in Vista either. You'd have been much better off spending the money on an additional 2GB of RAM (4GB total) than going 2GB memory + 2GB turbo memory.
     
    Hep!, Apr 13, 2009
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    i would rather buy 2gb from lenovo and about 6 months later i will but the 4gb ram later i think that's a better deal to get ?
     
    malamjahanam, Apr 13, 2009
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    Yes, it's generally much cheaper to buy your own memory. OEMs tend to rip you off on memory.
     
    Hep!, Apr 13, 2009
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    if i add more ram on my laptop do i messup with my windows actiavation? since the hardware spesification is changed?
     
    malamjahanam, Apr 13, 2009
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    No, it's not major enough of a change.
     
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    oh okay. if i change vga card and add more hdd is it a major one ?
     
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    Hard drive might be enough to prompt re-activation. I've seen it go both ways.
    Video card usually isn't, but you can't change the video card in a T400 anyway, it is soldered directly to the motherboard.
     
    Hep!, Apr 13, 2009
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