Upgrading components: Will Windows-7 Starter recognize 2 gigs of memory if installed?
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Yes, to the memory. I upgraded my Toshiba mini to two megabites(?) last year. I bought battery directly from Toshiba online. Sorry I can't answer your other questions.
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I suggest you contact Crucial. If you were going to use it, I reccomend you to install a fresh build.
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Aside from the 2GB limitation, others have reported great success running Win 7 with just 2GB, and some have even reported running it on 1 GB, thought I'd recommend upgrading to 2 GB.
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I had to return it because I didn't realize that Windows 7 Home Premium only supports up to 16 GB of RAM, and then I ordered two 4 GB sticks of the same type, after sending these back. I think Windows 7 Professional will support up to 32 GB, but you would need to look into that further.
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yes you can upgrade to a maximum of 4Gb. Ensure you look at the installed memory which should be either ddr2-pc2-5300 or ddr2 pc2-6400. match the ordering of additional ram to what you have installed. Good Luck
2067072
Shouldn't be a problem, just purchase another 8gb stick. Also agree with the other answer an ssd is a much better way to upgrade this notebook. I talk about this in my review. About the other answer though, he/she indicates two ram slots are in use. At least in mine it came with one 8gb stick instead of two 4gb sticks.
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I have egirl..i have a 1005PE-PU and i installed the 667hz 2GB crucial ram...it is easily installed, works fine and is instantly recognized. My only problem is that the windows 7 starter is hanging up upon shutdown...leaves the blue light on the on off switch ON with the fan/harddrive running...i am wondering if the ram change had ANYTHING to do with this...the unit is brand new...have written asus AND microsoft for a hotfix or SOME solution...ring any bell with you? Roy Fowler
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if you get the one that comes with windows 64 bit the memory limit is 128GB according to microsoft
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Capacity: 960,089,812,992 bytes (894 GB) w/ NTFS after a clean Win7 Professional install.
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I successfully upgraded mine with 2 x 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz 240 pin UDIMM (16gb total memory showing both in the BIOS and Windows 8.1). I believe the G3220 supports up to 32GB but it is likely with 4 x 8GB RAM and this desktop only has 2 slots.
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Vista may only be able to see 2 gigs of memory, if you went to 7, or 8 I am sure you would get a more accurate reading.. Also you can check in your computers bios for a check of how much memory is in the system..
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I have never personally tested that limit, but I have no doubt that Microsoft is correct in their documentation that Windows Starter will not support more than 2 GB of RAM: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7 However, I also don't know if you would really "NEED" more than 2 GB of RAM with a netbook. Granted, more is often better... but how many programs would you really have opened on this thing? Right now on my desktop computer I am only using 1.7 GB of RAM and I have IE opened, 4 tabs in Chrome, Skype, Remote Desktop Client, Windows Explorer windows, Task Manager, Google Talk, One Note, VPN client, Windows Live Mesh, and antivirus software. Now I am not saying that you don't want to add as much RAM as you can (within reason) but if you spend another $65 on top of the price of this laptop that puts you at just shy of $400 then if you need to upgrade out of Windows Starter that puts you closer to $480 or so for the total cost. At that point you might be better off starting to look at other options and or re-evaluating your needs for a netbook. For $480 you could get an HP D1MZ that has a faster processor, faster and bigger hard drive, already runs Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium, and has a slightly larger monitor. Granted, that is really a "higher class" of Netbook, almost an ultra portable laptop more than a netbook... All that being said, I still fully intend to purchase this computer (I keep waiting for them to come out with a different color.... my daughter would be thrilled with a red option since I know she will be using this more than I will be) and from what I have seen it appears to be a great machine. Just something to keep in mind if you are going to start adding upgrades, you might be pricing yourself into a different "class" of netbooks/ultra portable laptops.
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Yes. You can switch the 2 gb for a 4gb if you want to improve performance. The computer will not recognize any more than that though.
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Mine came with 8 gigs of ram; two 4 gig sticks. There are 4 slots in this computer, two available. But...don't make the same mistake I made! This unit can handle 32 Gigs of ram, but Windows 7 home edition which is install on this computer can only handle 16 gigs of ram, so i wasted 16 gigs of memory which i installed on my computer. Windows 7 won't recognize the other 16 gigs. i need to upgrade to windows 7 professional, or windows 8
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According to what I read, you need DDR2-667 (PC2-5300) up to 2 gb per SODIMM.
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You don't need a pair of these unless you want more RAM memory. 2 gigs is about the minimum to run something like Windows 7.
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Hi this has 4 ram slots and with windows 7 64bit you can install 16gb of ram. If you would like this upgrade call us at 844-889-1070 and make sure you look at us, Re-Circuit