[GLLUG] General Question

Richard Houser rick at divinesymphony.net
Thu Sep 6 13:21:02 EDT 2012


The manufacturer specs often lie, too.  I am running 8gb in a laptop listed
at 4 max.  Search around on the net to see if someone tried already.  The
size of each chip, not just dimm size matters, too.
On Sep 6, 2012 12:44 PM, "Patrick Goupell" <patrick at upmerchants.com> wrote:

>
>
> 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
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