[GLLUG] General Question

[Patrick Goupell]

On 09/06/2012 12:12 PM, Charles Ulrich wrote:
> Hi Troy,
>
> Ubuntu will be able to use any amount of RAM that machine's 
> motherboard will recognize. However, if the laptop's manual says that 
> it only accepts up to 1GB of RAM, then 1GB of RAM is the hard limit no 
> matter which operating system you install.
>
> You can also try a more lightweight distribution (such as Xubuntu) to 
> make things feel a little speedier.

If you currently have a 1 gb memory module installed and there is an 
open memory slot, then you should be able to install a 1 gb memory 
module into it.  Ubuntu would then be able to use it.

You can do a search on your particular hp laptop make and model for its 
"specifications".  That should tell you the maximum memory allowed per 
slot and thusly the max for the computer.

Patrick