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Does the Sony VAIO VGN-AW11Z/B laptop (Intel PM45 chipset, 2 memory bays) support 16GB of RAM?
I do know that Intel suggests PM45 supports 8GB, but those are rather old specs when 8GB sticks were not available. I wonder if anyone has tried 2x 8GB sticks on the VAIO? or even 2x 16GB sticks for a ...
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Install too much RAM - and then? [closed]
I saw some already asked if its possible to install more than max. specified RAM capacity.
I want to go a bit further.
I have a laptop (Vaio VPCF11C5e) with currently 2x4GB 1066Mhz installed. ...
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What RAM do I need to get?
I can't work out what RAM I need. I'm not even sure what laptop I have! All I know is:
It's a Sony VIAO, and there is a small marking "VPCF11JOE" just below the screen.
The installed memory is 6GB
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Allocating more RAM to Integrated Intel HD Graphics
I am concerned about power consumption on my Asus laptop.
I have allocated 512MB (maximum allowed) of RAM to the graphics card, and I wanted to know if the more you allocate the more power it ...
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What can I do to improve my laptop's performance? [closed]
Core i5 2.67 GHz Processor
2GB RAM
250GB Hard Drive(the C: Drive has a total of 116GB out of which 17.24GB is free)
32bit Windows 7 Professional
I have a lot of themes installed plus I also have ...
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Upgrading laptop RAM Dell XPS 15
I bought my Dell XPS 15 L502X laptop almost 18 months ago. It has 4GB RAM and am thinking to upgrade it.
Processor: Intel 2nd Generation Core i7 2630QM
According to processor specifications, it ...
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HP ProBook 6450b not booting after memory upgrade
I recently tried to upgrade my ProBook 6450b from 4GB to 8GB of memory (the listed maximum).
When installing the new pair I purchased (which is within spec for the laptop per the manual (referenced ...
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Is it best to install Windows 7 with lowest memory possible and then later add more?
Is it best to install Windows with as little memory as possible, then later install more?
An anecdote: I have an old Dell D600 with 512 MB of RAM and a 1.4 GHz Centrino with fresh install of ...
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Why am I getting 959MB usable out of 4GB RAM?
I just bought somedays ago a HP 650 Laptop which comes with DOS, 500GB HDD, 2GB RAM and intel graphics card. From the shop, they installed another 2GB of RAM. So total primary memory is 4GB of RAM. I ...
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1.35 V RAM in a 1.5 V system - Will it fry or overclock?
The general question is:
When installing low voltage RAM in a board that outputs a higher voltage to the memory module, will this fry the RAM or will it be like overclocking it?
My specific case is:
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Can I upgrade the CPU and RAM in my Toshiba Satellite laptop?
I have a Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303 laptop with the following specs:
Processor: AMD E-300 APU with Radeon(tm)HD Graphics GHz
RAM: 2.00 GB (1.59 GB usable)
I would like to upgrade the hardware ...
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Upgrading (SODIMM) RAM [closed]
I want to upgrade my RAM to 12GB or 16GB.
Windows 7 64-bit, mainly used for programming, gaming, 3D modelling/rendering, image editing.
Link to the memory module I want to buy: LINK
On the page is ...
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Maximum Memory for Acer Aspire 5672wlmi
I wanted to upgrade the memory in my Acer Aspire 5672wlmi. By default, there are 2 x 1GB DDR2 installed and I wanted to upgrade to 3GB, so I bought a 2GB DDR2 PC667.
When I replace one of the ...
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Buying RAM for laptop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I tell what RAM will fit my computer?
Ok, I got a Sony Vaio, and it has a 2GB DDR3 RAM. I installed Speccy and the results said:
2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 ...
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Macbook 2.26 unibody late 2009 model 6,1 comes 1066MHz RAM, can it run 1333hz
I am not asking if I put in 2 4GB modules of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM will it run without glitch, but instead I am asking will this Hz of am run at 1333hz without issue so the additional benefits of paying ...
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Hp Pavilion dv6000 wont boot right and freezes
I have an hp pavilion dv6000 that was having windows issues recently including randomly freezing. I eventually concluded that the hard drive was bad (And I was correct as the bad drive started making ...
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Hp laptop recovery error
I have an hp pavilion dv6000 laptop that gives me this error 0x000000f when starting up. So I tried to reinstall windows using the recovery partition and that makes it to 11% recovery and then freezes ...
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Suggestion to change my Laptop RAM DDR3
My Vaio VPCEA1BGN has Memory Type: DDR3
[2GB] PC3-10600 DDR3
[1GB] PC3-8500, DDR3 (non-ECC).
There is no extra free slot now. I am planning to change one ram to 4GB.
which one RAM i should remove ...
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Please define: “Maximum Memory Supported - 10GB, Service Upgradable Only”
I am assuming this means that the RAM modules can only be inserted/removed from some place very inconvenient? Maybe under the keyboard?
Or does this mean something more strict, as in the only way to ...
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Is the video card pulling memeory from my RAM?
I have a HP laptop (http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dv6-7010us-15-6-Inch-Laptop/)
The video card spec is "up to 3060MB total graphics memory", what does this really means?
Where and what memory is ...
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RAM for Laptop, Configuration
i've a Dell 1545 and i need to put additional RAM. The laptop normally uses DDR2-667, PC2-5300 200pin. Can i use a RAM 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 800 SODIMM in it?
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What is the advantage of having same size RAM of 1 Dimm instead of 2 Dimm
I was planning to buy a customized notebook. The option of RAM is not clear to me. 8GB RAM of 1 Dimm is costing $50 more than 8GB RAM of 2 Dimm. What's the advantage of 1 Dimm? Any technical plus ...
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Dell Studio memory upgrade problems
I own a Dell Studio 1535 laptop with Windows 7 64bit which came with 3 GB RAM (2 GB + 1 GB DDR2 modules). Recently I changed the memory to Kingston Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 SO-DIMM memory. The ...
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Samsung Series 5 - Maximum RAM support
What is the maximum amount of memory that the Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook can support?
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How does my HD retain state when I disconnect my laptop battery?
Title is pretty much self-explanatory. When I disconnect (take out) my laptop's battery for a few hours, then put it back in and turn my laptop on, I haven't lost any information. How is this ...
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How can I tell if I will benefit from an upgrade?
I have a Dell Latitude E6320 with 2GB of DDR3 RAM running Windows 7 (32-bit).
I plan on buying 4 more GB of RAM (for a total of 6GB) and then replacing Windows 7 32-bit for Ubuntu 64-bit (if ...
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What is the cheapest laptop with ability to upgrade it to 16GB? [closed]
I've done some research on Internet, and for me seems cheapest 16GB laptop is MacBook Pro (1100$) + 16GB(100$ memmory).
Seems like no other PC laptop support 16GB on their matherboard or they are ...
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Do I need to get SO-DIMM or non-SO-DIMM memory?
I want to upgrade RAM of my laptop, a Lenovo Ideapad Y510. The form factor of RAM given here is "SO DIMM 200-pin".
I have two options, first and second. My question is: both are of type DDR2 2GB ...
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Laptop won't boot after removing and reinserting RAM
My girlfriend was planning to install additional memory on her 5 years old laptop. She opened the back, and gently took off the existing 2GB RAM to check if there are any empty slots behind. She put ...
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Can I upgrade my laptop CPU
I have Lenovo Ideapad Y510 with dual core 1.6 Ghz processor, 1GB ram, 160GB HDD. I want to upgrade my current cpu with any latest one like i3, i5 or i7 to get more speed but don't know if it is ...
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How do I determine the maximum RAM installable in a Dell Inspiron 15R SE?
I'm looking for a new laptop and the Dell Inspiron 15R SE seems a pretty good fit for my requirements. However, I can't find the maximum RAM capacity anywhere in the spec. It seems Dell don't ship ...
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Which kind of memory do I need for this laptop?
I'm trying to upgrade the RAM in my laptop. It has two slots, but only 1 is filled with a 4gb stick, so I am looking for another 4gb to stick in the other slot. It is a HP g6-1d38dx.
I found this ...
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How do I upgrade my graphics on my laptop?
I recently bought an HP dv6 6180us laptop. The PDF datasheet says that I have a Radeon HD 6770M switchable graphics card with 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM and up to 4096 MB total graphics memory.
How am I ...
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New RAM sticks don't work with old ones
I bought and placed an additional 2GB of RAM in my notebook. I went to the setup screen, and appears there, I added the memory (2GB + 2GB = 4GB).
When I continued to boot the notebook, the screen ...
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How can I find out which type of RAM I need for my laptop? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I tell what RAM will fit my computer?
I just bought an HP Laptop at Fry's and it has 6 GB of memory. I want to upgrade to
8. The problem is that I don't know ...
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Define max available RAM size
Is that possible to determine maximum memory (RAM) size on my computer?
As you know there are a lot of mother boards that do not support memory beyond some upper board limit. I would like to increase ...
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Kingston USB flash drive is empty, yet properties show half-full, and data disappears?
My USB flash drive was empty but the properties show half full. I don't want to format it because I saved my wedding pictures in the pen-drive, and those were gone. Hidden files does nothing.
How can ...
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How do I know that my laptop need more memory?
I sometimes feel that my laptop works slowly because of lack of memory (when I have LOTS of browser windows open or when I am running graphics applications or computer games) but I am not sure if the ...
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Notebook Hardware Expandability
I am unable to find a way to determine if I can expand RAM on my computer without opening it up.
I have googled and looked at the Toshiba website.
The Notebook I am using: Notebook Linke
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Packard Bell EasyNote MX65 claims to support 667 MHz RAM, but doesn't work with it
I have a Packard Bell EasyNote MX65-100 with Mobile Intel® 945 Express Chipset.
The specification data sheet claims that supports 667 MHz memory, however I cannot make it work with Buffalo Select ...
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Laptop underclocking after trying to add new stick of ram
So, for the past ~15 hours I've been trying to troubleshoot an issue that randomly came up after I installed a new stick of ram into my Sager NP8170 Notebook.
The stick of ram that I installed was a ...
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How can I determine the fastest RAM I can put in my laptop ?
I would like to add some RAM to my laptop but I have one small problem: I would like to know what is the fastest speed I can put inside it.
I know from CPU-Z that I use DDR3 RAM:
One piece of RAM ...
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HP G60-552NR Memory
This is a two part question.
how much memory can I install in this computer, not how much is recommended. Can you go beyond 8G
How much faster is the PC 6400 to PC 5300 chip?
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2 x RAM memories for notebook with different speeds [closed]
I have an old notebook which I use from time to time and would like to upgrade its RAM since it's really slow... It has two slots and only one is used, so I want to buy another RAM to put into the ...
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Not all ram usable? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is usable RAM less than total RAM?
I just bought a new laptop with 2GB of DDR3 ram, however in my system properties for Windows 7, it lists only 1.85GB as usable. ...
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How does Intel Turbo Memory work?
I am thinking about spending the money on the 8GB Intel Turbo Memory for my Thinkpad. The only thing is I am not really sure what the turbo memory does. Is it for speeding up the boot or does it speed ...
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Does it increase security to zero-fill the RAM before powering off?
Would it provide increased security if I zero-filled the RAM before powering off? If that worked, what similar protection could be applied for sleep mode?
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Compaq RAM that does not fit into Dell laptops
So I pulled out this weirdo SODIMM RAM stick from a Compaq laptop, and much to my suprise it's slit is at a little different point, and so it does not fit into our other Dell laptops.
Is it a ...
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Why do I get the “dumping physical memory” screen after hibernation?
Lately I've been getting the dreaded blue screen "Dumping physical memory" after I try to restart my laptop from the hibernation state. I then have to restart the machine to get it operating again.
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Which is better i3 with 4GB RAM or i5 with 2GB RAM? [closed]
Can someone explain which will be better, laptop with core i3 processor, 4GB RAM OR core i5 processor, 2GB RAM ?
