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    Upgrading Ram (m9750)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by uniqueuser, Dec 5, 2007.

  1. uniqueuser

    uniqueuser Notebook Enthusiast

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    So i want to upgrade my ram from 1 gig to about 2.5-3. I heard upgrading ram is the simplest upgrade this is good cause i am a notebook novice. Anyways i am using the OS Xp Pro. How much ram can XP reconize? I heard vista can only reconize 2 gigs on the 34 bit ver.

    So in summary
    need new ram using XP Pro how much does it reconize
    Does New Egg ship international(Britan)
    Can you point me to some new ram a company that ships to britan please
    I prefer 2 1 gig ram chips or w/e they are called
    O yea and finally price range 50-80( i dont know really what the price range is for this stuff but if 50-80 is too little please tell.)
    Dont need heatspread
    Thank You.
     
    uniqueuser, Dec 5, 2007
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    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    32-bit OS's like XP and Vista can recognize about 3+ GB of RAM due to programming limitations.

    The 64 bit versions of XP and Vista can utilize 4 GB of ram. In most cases, 2 GB of ram is more than sufficient for XP Pro.
    You have a choice of getting 2 x 1 GB or a single 2 GB stick. There is no way you can get 2.5-3 GIG using that as, 2 x 1 = 2 which is obviously less than 2.5 or 3. Your laptop has 2 slots for RAM.

    I think Newegg has some policies about international shipping. In short, they don't.
     
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    uniqueuser Notebook Enthusiast

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    k thx i understand better. Also found a uk site so thats all good. Im probably getting 2 gb of rams as you said.
     
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    If you do get a single 2 GB stick, you can get 2.5 GB of ram.
     
    dtwn, Dec 5, 2007
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