[colug-432] RAM

[Thomas W. cranston]

On 12/10/2012 04:05 PM, FiL Farris wrote:
> X2 on the Kingston site.
>
> I do believe though I have installed 8 GB in a 1520 WITH a 64 bit OS.
> (XP or vista doesn't matter 32 or 64 bit does).  Sometimes you have to
> read around a bit.  Micro Center will return ram and its dirt cheap
> right now.
>
> I was recently shocked my HP micro servers DO take 16 GB just fine
> despite all HP documentation stating 8GB ECC max.
>
> On Dec 10, 2012 4:59 PM, "Angelo McComis" <angelo at mccomis.com
> <mailto:angelo at mccomis.com>> wrote:
>
>     Tom,
>
>     Even if the DIMM that is physically compatible with the slot is
>     available in larger sizes, it doesn't mean that your mobo chipset be
>     able to use it. If it sees it, it might not see all of it, or it
>     might even refuse to see the memory at all.
>
>     I plugged your info in at Kingston.com because they have a
>     memory/system configurator which I've always found to be useful.
>
>     It spits out that you have 2 slots, and each can be either blank, or
>     up to 2048mb. That means you have a max of 4gb on that system.
>
>     To answer your question of "verify" - I would hate to see you go out
>     and spend money on a 4gb dimm to prove a point, since memory is not
>     usually returnable. I would go with what the specs say, and verify
>     them a couple different ways (e.g. Dell.com and Kingston.com).
>
>
>     On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Thomas W. cranston
>     <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com <mailto:thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
>
>         How can I verify how much RAM my laptop can use? The Dell.com laptop
>         forum indicates I can use a total of 8GB RAM (2 x 4 GB)
>
>         Dell spec sheets site 4 GB max. I am assuming they assumed the
>         laptop
>         would be running XP or Vista.
>
>         Crucial also sites the Dell specs.
>
>         Dell Inspiron 1520. Ubuntu 10.04
>
>         Tom
>         _______________________________________________
>


It just occured to me to research the mobo chipset. I think this gives 
the answer:


http://ark.intel.com/products/35134/Intel-82GM45-Graphics-and-Memory-Controller-Hub

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 8 GB

Memory Types DDR2-667/800, DDR3-800/1066

Tom