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    More than 2gb of ram

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by davidkneiber, Dec 23, 2009.

  1. davidkneiber

    davidkneiber Notebook Consultant

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    in a Thinkpad T43, if i tried 3gb of ram, how would that go since its max is 2.
    I ask 3 b/c its processor isnt 64bit.
     
    davidkneiber, Dec 23, 2009
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    Probably wouldn't even boot up if max is 2GB. Sorry. :(
     
    tilleroftheearth, Dec 23, 2009
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    Thanks for the Info!
     
    davidkneiber, Dec 26, 2009
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    The T43's chipset can only address 2GB of RAM, although it will boot with more than that (and even Windows will tell you that you have 3GB of RAM, but only 2GB will be used).

    EDIT: Here's a link on the Lenovo forums that talks about the issue.
     
    MidnightSun, Dec 26, 2009
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