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    W700 apparently won't support 8g memory sticks.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by AMATX, Sep 1, 2011.

  1. AMATX

    AMATX Notebook Consultant

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    Bummer :(

    Now that 8g memory sticks are coming down in price, I scored a couple used Samsung sticks...arrived today, but I couldn't get 'em to work. Tried every combo possible - single, together, mixed with the previous 4g sticks, etc. Every time, all I got were the beeps at bootup that indicate a memory problem. Boot stops at the point. Can't even get into the bios to check the 'perceived' config.

    Tried this in two separate W700s; one dual core, one quad core. Same result.

    Nada.



    Anyone out there ever tried 8g sticks in either a W700 or a W500? I think I'm dead on this one, but would like to know what others may have encountered. There is the possibility that both 8g sticks are defective, but I doubt it. Can't verify one way or the other with my current laptops.
     
    AMATX, Sep 1, 2011
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  2. kirayamato26

    kirayamato26 Notebook Deity

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    It could be a limitation of the chipset used in those machines.
     
    kirayamato26, Sep 1, 2011
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  3. Quanger

    Quanger Notebook Evangelist

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    did you try and do all the bios updates?
    I have a T500 but I dont have an 8gig stick to test. Debating whether I should make the jump to 8gigx2 and limit pagefile for more mobility.
     
    Quanger, Sep 1, 2011
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  4. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    yes i tried it on my T500 recently and it didn't work, it was a stick from ThinkPad X1.
     
    lead_org, Sep 1, 2011
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  5. Quanger

    Quanger Notebook Evangelist

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    so i guess it is confirmed that 8gig sticks don't work on T500/W500/W700.
     
    Quanger, Sep 1, 2011
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    they use the same chipset.
     
    lead_org, Sep 1, 2011
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  7. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Only W701/8470W/newest Elitebooks/newest and last gen Dell Precisions (maybe forgetting some other mobile workstation laptops) will officially support 8 GB per DIMM. Of course theoretically all Sandy Bridge laptops should support 8 GB per DIMM, but considering 8 GB sticks cost more than some laptops, that is out of the question.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 1, 2011
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