Laptop

[You]

I have a laptop with 1GB ram but i'd like to upgrade it to 2GB, can i just buy another 1GB ram and add it in or does it have to be a 2GB ram? :S

[N!ck]

Yes you buy 1GB and add it in. Run a scan on www.crucial.com/uk to find out what RAM you need and post the results on here.

[You]

Yes you buy 1GB and add it in. Run a scan on www.crucial.com/uk to find out what RAM you need and post the results on here.

I just did, found out the 1GB is made up of two 512 slots

[N!ck]

Well you're in a bit of a predicament if your laptop has a total of two slots.

[You]

Well you're in a bit of a predicament if your laptop has a total of two slots.

# Maximum Memory: 4096MB
# USB Support: 2.x Compliant
# Chipset: Intel 945PM
# Standard Memory: 1024 or 2048MB removable
# Slots: 2 (2 banks of 1)

The 2gb ram from crucial is two 1GB sticks, so i assume i can't buy a seperate 1GB and add it in?

[N!ck]

Well if you bought a 1GB module you'd remove one of the 512MB modules, making 1.5GB in total. The only way for you to have 2GB would be to remove the two 512MB modules and replace them with two 1GB modules.

Out of interest, what type does it say the RAM in there already is? PC-number e.g. PC-6400.

[You]

Well if you bought a 1GB module you'd remove one of the 512MB modules, making 1.5GB in total. The only way for you to have 2GB would be to remove the two 512MB modules and replace them with two 1GB modules.

Out of interest, what type does it say the RAM in there already is? PC-number e.g. PC-6400.

Each memory slot can hold DDR2 PC2-6400,DDR2 PC2-5300 with a maximum of 2GB per slot.*

[roundbox00]

and go for crucial

[IntaMedia]

and go for crucial

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Edited by Hitman (Forum Super Moderator): Please don't insult other forum members, thanks.

[Recursion]

You sir, are an idiot.

How? Crucial is one of the best memory manufacturers.