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 `- Re: Laptop ram limitsEd Vance

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Subject: Laptop ram limits
From: vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair
Organization: Samani Marions Panyaught NYS-13760-4251-019-USA
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 06:05 UTC
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From: vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com
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Subject: Laptop ram limits
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I have an asus netbook, ca 2012, which claims you can only add 2GB RAm. But
8GB is $6 and 2GB is $30. Will it just ignore anything over 2GB or can it do
harm? Are there other uses for the "hidden" extra memory, ie "disk".

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Subject: Re: Laptop ram limits
From: Adrian Caspersz
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:44 UTC
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On 11/01/2025 06:05, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> I have an asus netbook, ca 2012, which claims you can only add 2GB RAm. But
> 8GB is $6 and 2GB is $30. Will it just ignore anything over 2GB or can it do
> harm? Are there other uses for the "hidden" extra memory, ie "disk".
>

Without the model number, a specific answer won't be able to be given,
however typically this is limited by chipset and CPU. You could look up
the CPU specs.

The thing is probably gutless, is it worth it? How fast is the memory
bus? Is the battery still serviceable?

I've got a broken Atom netbook here, that I'm considering removing the
motherboard and replacing with a Raspberry Pi (or maybe two).

--
Adrian C

Subject: Re: Laptop ram limits
From: John Robertson
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:08 UTC
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On 2025-01-10 10:05 p.m., vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> I have an asus netbook, ca 2012, which claims you can only add 2GB RAm. But
> 8GB is $6 and 2GB is $30. Will it just ignore anything over 2GB or can it do
> harm? Are there other uses for the "hidden" extra memory, ie "disk".
>

If the memory connector (and the style of RAM) is the same then I expect
the computer will simply ignore the extra RAM as unaddressed. Wild guess
on my part.

Why not search "Adding more RAM to ASUS (model xyz) notebook" online?

For $6 it is worth the experiment, eh?

John :-#)#

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Subject: Re: Laptop ram limits
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Subject: Re: Laptop ram limits
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Hey, thanks all

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---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---

Subject: Re: Laptop ram limits
From: Ed Vance
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> On 2025-01-10 10:05 p.m., vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:

> If the memory connector (and the style of RAM) is the same then I expect
> the computer will simply ignore the extra RAM as unaddressed. Wild guess
> on my part.

> Why not search "Adding more RAM to ASUS (model xyz) notebook" online?

> For $6 it is worth the experiment, eh?

> John :-#)#

> --
> (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
> John's Jukes Ltd.
> #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
> (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
> www.flippers.com
> "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

> --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
> * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

Speaking of RAM limits.
A Digital Camera users guide said use 8 GB SD card.
I put a12 GB SD card in it, formated the card and saw it was formatted to 8 GB
in the camera.
Ed

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