Not recognizing extra ram: Is there a ram cap on starter?
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On startup press f2 key to go into bios. There you should see the full 2 gig of ram is recognized. Then press the F10 key to accept and the full 2 gig of ram should be recognized. But beware - you may have trouble shutting down or restarting when on battery power. See other discussions.
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32gb RAM as far as I can tell from the manual, but apparently two slots are under the keyboard and difficult to get to.
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Hi Robert, "critter number one" gave you the most thorough answer you could probably get. When I bought mine I used Crucial's memory selector to select the Crucial RAM I bought... you can trust its site and the memory selector it employs on the site. That particular 4GB kit included 2- 2 gb 240 pin DDR2 DIMM ELC Unbuffered PC2 RAM to replace some Kingstons that were under-performing. Hope that helps. Dennis
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Make sure that your ram isn't too tall... I had a tiny bit of space if any using my new Adata ram
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looks doubtful. have you used the RAM tool at Crucial to ensure that you have the right RAM spec. I would suggest you use that tool and then decide.
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Update (since I previously said it WAS expandable): When I talked to a rep a couple of weeks ago, I was assured that the RAM was upgradeable, but it might have to go to one of their service centers. Just called in, and the sales rep said 2 gb was the max (BUT it was obvious she was just reading the same site info that I already had in front of me). Frustrating.
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Hi friend, my better advise is: go to the crucial page and use the wizard to select the right choice offer by crucial.
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Maybe one of the memory modules is bad. Remove both modules (slot A under keyboard and slot b on the bottom of the laptop), and install each module, one at a time in slot A (under keyboard) and verify that the BIOS recognizes the memory and the system boots.
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Not sure about that. Just log on to a desktop memory website and allow automatic memory diagnosis.
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Unfortunately, this model comes with only 2 DIMM slots and both are being used by the existing sticks of RAM already installed. This model has a 4GB and a 8GB of RAM installed.
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The Ram is unbuffered. http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00 Part Number: BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00 Module Size: 8GB Kit (4GBx2) Package: Ballistix 240-pin DIMM Feature: DDR3 PC3-12800 Specs: DDR3 PC3-12800 * 9-9-9-24 * Unbuffered * NON-ECC * DDR3-1600 * 1.5V * 512Meg x 64 *
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Melder you might want to prepare as there is now a review on cnet.com where the reviewer states his unit comes with 1GB welded on and no way to update it to 2gb. Please post your findings when you get your unit and I hope the RAM is upgradeable!
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It will depend on how many slots your machine has available for RAM. Look in your machine to see if you have an empty slot. If you do, then you can just put more RAM in the empty slot. If all of the slots are taken, you will want to replace one of the smaller sticks of RAM with a larger one.
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My suggestion is to go to the merchandiser Crucial Ram.They have a program which analyses your computer and will tell you what types of RAM are compatible. In general though my rule of thumb is that if it fits properly in the slot it will work (ie the computer will recognize the extra RAM)but that doesn't mean if your run a benchmark test before and after the installation that it will speed your computer up. The computer will default to the speed of the slower RAM.
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I'm not a techie, but I got this computer a few months ago and wish I'd gotten the additional RAM.
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Check your ram slots and make sure they are fine you maybe should press your motherboard reset button
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Mine has 16GB. Once you receive it, go to www.crucial.com and download to check your RAM. It will tell you what you have now, and what it can be expanded to. Then, contact HP or Amazon to deal with it.