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    did i mess up?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by dmoney08, Nov 24, 2011.

  1. dmoney08

    dmoney08 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i brought a stock m14x with 4g ram and brought 4g to install myself, but for some reason im hearing it only has 2 slots for ram which are already used is this true?
     
    dmoney08, Nov 24, 2011
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    jimbo312 Notebook Consultant

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    yes thats true. you needed to get the whole 8 gb in 2 chips(2x4GB) for it to upgrade to 8
     
    jimbo312, Nov 24, 2011
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    dmoney08 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok thanks guess ill just use 6 gigs untill i get 4 more.
     
    dmoney08, Nov 24, 2011
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    Any reason you need 8? Make sure you'll actually need that much memory! most people barely get over 4gb usage!
     
    evilras, Nov 25, 2011
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    i find 8GB reasonable ATM. but more ram so it all gets cheaper in future :p
     
    alroar, Nov 25, 2011
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