on board memory

i have a a75-211. it has 512 megs of ram. it says 256mb is onboard. and the other is using up the available slot. can i change out the onboard ram? im using alot of memory intensive programs and i'd like to have more then 1280mb of ram.

 

No, I don't think you can change onboard, but if you would like a lot of ram, try finding out what kind of ram you have and buy an extra 1024 mb stick from NewEgg or something like that.

 

The "onboard" memory on these notebooks should just be the module located under the keyboard. I'm not sure why manufacturers do this, but everyone seems to be doing it. You just need to be able to get the keyboard off (usually 1 or 2 screws on the undrside and maybe some latches or plastic bit holding the keyboard down) and you should have access to the other module. It's rare these days to find a notebook with actual memory soldered onto the mainboard, it's cheaper to have slots (any configuration can be handled).

-Vb-

 

thanks for the info. [ ]

 

I highly doubt there isnt a way to remove the onboard memory. Socketed boards save companys a lot of money these days. Read your manual to see if there are any instructions...if you end up getting more memory, make sure any sticks you have in your machine match. Incompatable RAM modules will not work together.

~Zinger~

 

i plan on getting 2 kingston 1 gig.
one more question. i installed halo on my laptop. it runs like crap at 1024X768 and all the details on. is the graphics card the bottle neck? the laptop is a 3.2ghz w/512

 

The unit you have has integrated video with shared video memory. This is not the best type of GPU to be using for graphics intensive games. To play graphics intensive games, you have 2 options. 1st, get a desktop computer with a good graphics card or, 2nd, get a notebook with a good video card with DEDICATED video memory. Adding additional memory to your system MAY help, but I don't think it's going to do much for your game. So, yes, the video card is the bottleneck.

-Vb-