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    M570ru - memory upgrade

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Dokko, Dec 27, 2008.

  1. Dokko

    Dokko Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone done this?

    How on earth do i get the old memory out? Looks like its blocked by a silver heatsink.

    Any guides about?

    Thanks.
     
    Dokko, Dec 27, 2008
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    henrybutt Notebook Consultant

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    Dokko Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi thanks,

    Just figured it out. Was going to give up and just put the 2gb in with the other 2gb (which is a shame, thought it would be 2x1gb so really only needed another 2 instead of 4gb, but it only cost £30 direct form crucial anyway, so cannot complain too much) then realised the angle trick, which is quite good.

    Anyway it in and working.

    Thanks.
     
    Dokko, Dec 27, 2008
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  4. mikepd

    mikepd Notebook Geek

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    Just FYI, the specs for the M570ru are wrong, as for memory, seeing as how it has the PM965 chipset, it can handle up to 8GB ram which is what I have in my Sager 5793 as I use a lot of memory intensive programs.

    It can also handle at least a 320GB disk drive and with the right adapters like a DVI-HDMI and an external eSATA one then it can stay future-proof for a long time to come. If you want a faster CPU, just get an X9000 and BIOS OC it to 3.2Ghz.

    I think the 5793 and the variants are really great notebooks for the price.
     
    mikepd, Dec 27, 2008
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    naticus Notebook Deity

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    I didnt think it was able to utilize 8gb ram on our chipsets?
     
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    mikepd Notebook Geek

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    If you look at later Intel specifications for the PM965 chipset, you'll find they specify that the chipset will take up to 8GB of ram running at PC5300.

    I have 4096x2 G.SKILL DDRII ram sticks in my 5793 as I upgraded from the 4GB I first had when I ordered it from Sager. I use memory intensive programs so the memory increase really helps in my case. Of course, to use all 8GB of memory, you will need a 64 bit OS and a 64 bit CPU.
     
    mikepd, Dec 28, 2008
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