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    area 51 m17x Ram

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by Logan_W, Aug 6, 2011.

  1. Logan_W

    Logan_W Newbie

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    hey everyone, i have a m17x R1 and wanted to upgrade it to 8gb of ram, When i bought the thing i remember seeing an option for 8gb or ram but everywhere i look it says its only capable for 4... so whats the deal can a guy put another 4 in or not?? thanks guys and gals
     
    Logan_W, Aug 6, 2011
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    helmeston Notebook Consultant

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    I know that sometimes, it can take more ram thath what intel says, but it will run in single channel instead of dual channel ( in my case, intel say 8gb, but I can use 32gb), you should try to contact them
     
    helmeston, Aug 8, 2011
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    I upgraded my Area 51 M17X to 8gb of RAM, but it has to be a 64bit operating system. I had to do a full install of Win7 64bit. When I bought mine I messed up and got Vista 32bit system, that's why I upgraded to windows 7.
     
    Mac71, Aug 14, 2011
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    any ideas on where to get 2 4gb sticks for them?? everywhere i look i can only seem to find 2 2gb sticks..
     
    Logan_W, Aug 18, 2011
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    Newegg had the ones I needed. check your pin count and DDR type
     
    Mac71, Aug 31, 2011
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    can't find my original packing slip for the 4gb cards. I still have the 2gb cards if anyone is interested...
     
    Mac71, Aug 31, 2011
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    Dezire Notebook Guru

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    Dezire, Sep 5, 2011
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    Does the lap top utilize all 8gigs?
     
    usmc1488, Sep 5, 2011
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    Yes it does! It's on Win 7 x64.
     
    Dezire, Sep 5, 2011
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    When I'm playing COD Black ops i almost use all the 8GB of ram
     
    Mac71, Sep 6, 2011
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