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    HEL80 4GB memory upgrade

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by georgieff, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. georgieff

    georgieff Newbie

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    I have a HEL80 from 2 years and I want to upgrade the memory and hard disk. My question is can I put him 4GB Ram?
     
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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    You can physically put in 4GB of memory(2GB in each slot), but windows will only be able to use around ~3GB(somewhere in between 3 and 4GB) because of a chipset limitation. Also, you may need to upgrade the BIOS upgrade for the computer to even recognize more than 1GB in each slot.
    Look for 200pin DDR2 so-dimm modules DDR2-667 or DDR2-800(should downclock). My advice is to go with he cheapest with a lifetime warranty.

    As for the HDD, look for a SATA 2.5in HDD. For which HDD to chose, look here(Hard drive recommendations and benchmarks).
     
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  3. georgieff

    georgieff Newbie

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    Thank you for the answer :)
     
    georgieff, Jun 25, 2009
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