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    Acer 5315 - BIOS Update...

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by stanny2k, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. stanny2k

    stanny2k Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it true that 1,45 has been released... if so where can I download it... I cant seem to find it... thx alot!

    Also, does it allow the motherboard to support 4GB ram?

    THX!
     
    stanny2k, Jun 25, 2009
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    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    nklive, Jun 25, 2009
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    stanny2k Notebook Enthusiast

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    true blue!!
    nice one buddy!

    Anyone tested 4GB (RAM) with this BIOS update... Im currently running 3GB smoothly ;)
     
    stanny2k, Jun 25, 2009
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  4. ATG

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    4GB will never run, it's not a BIOS limitation but chipset. I don't even know how 3GB works, GL960 should take 2GB max.
     
    ATG, Jun 25, 2009
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    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you know which chipset you have stanny2k?
    ATG says you have GL960, another member, pmerrill, owns the same laptop and has upgraded his CPU to T7300 and says that his laptop has GM965.
    I am quite confused.
    If you have GM965 then you can upgrade to 4Gb. You might be able to upgrade to more than 4Gb actually. There are many who report T61 laptops with GM965 chipset and 8GB RAM.
    According the Intel maximum memory of GL960 is 2GB
    http://ark.intel.com/chipset.aspx?familyID=26558
    Unless it means per RAM slot then the maximum total memory is 4Gb.
    For the PM965 is 4GB
    http://ark.intel.com/chipset.aspx?familyID=28116
    which apparently is not true at least in some laptops like here:
    http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/06/04/my-lenovo-thinkpad-t61p-now-has-8gb-of-ram.aspx
     
    nklive, Jun 25, 2009
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  6. ATG

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    All 5315s comes with GL960 however some programs report it as GM965.

    I don't think the limit is an amount of RAM per slot, I wish it was.. :eek:
     
    ATG, Jun 25, 2009
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    5315 and bios 1.45 and 4 gb works?
     
    roddy, Sep 12, 2009
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    No. 5315 can't take 4GB because of the chipset limitation not because of a BIOS limitation. No chance for 4GB in that laptop, ever.
     
    ATG, Sep 12, 2009
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