Windows : RAM Upgrade - Easy? - Page 2

Burble · 25-01-2011, 15:18

4 slots on a netbook? That's unusual.

camerajuan · 25-01-2011, 16:50

I thought it would be 2 slots at best, but 3 empty slots & 1 with 1GB stick means I can potentially upgrade to 4GB but unsure if my mobo can take it. Asked a netbook site if it can, gonna find out soon & see what my options are.

Burble · 25-01-2011, 17:07

Netbooks tend to have 1 slot, or 2 at most. It's very unusual a netbook to have 2. Best bet is to have a look for yourself under the panel. I've seen scanners give the wrong results a few times.

Mark · 25-01-2011, 21:43

Figured a possible way to resolve this quandry, and it worked out...

The John Lewis version of the N250 ships with an Atom N450 processor, and the CPW one ships with Atom N455.

Both of which support only one memory socket, DDR2 or DDR3 RAM (depends on the system), to a maximum of 2GB. Case closed.

Stan_Lite · 26-01-2011, 06:33

Mark's post pretty much confirms what I thought. I would have been surprised if it had more than one slot. As Burble suggests, it should be an easy job to change out the sticks. It was the first thing I did when I got my NC10 and it was a doddle. Second thing I did was to take out the weedy 160GB HDD and bung in the 500GB one from my old laptop and then slapped Windows 7 on it. Changing the HDD was equally simple if you ever feel the need to do that.

camerajuan · 26-01-2011, 13:50

Thanks for everybody's assistance!

I opened it up yesterday and found the scanner results to be out by three slots! One slot, one 1GB stick.

DDR2 1GB PC2-6400. 2GB version wanted.

25-01-2011, 16:50	#12
camerajuan Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 211	I thought it would be 2 slots at best, but 3 empty slots & 1 with 1GB stick means I can potentially upgrade to 4GB but unsure if my mobo can take it. Asked a netbook site if it can, gonna find out soon & see what my options are. __________________ British by law, Scottish by birth, Highlander by the grace of God.............Alba gu Braith My Papa - 31/12/28 - 25/1/2011 Goodnight old man, I'll miss you

25-01-2011, 21:43	#14
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Figured a possible way to resolve this quandry, and it worked out... The John Lewis version of the N250 ships with an Atom N450 processor, and the CPW one ships with Atom N455. Both of which support only one memory socket, DDR2 or DDR3 RAM (depends on the system), to a maximum of 2GB. Case closed. Last edited by Mark; 25-01-2011 at 21:52.

26-01-2011, 06:33	#15
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Mark's post pretty much confirms what I thought. I would have been surprised if it had more than one slot. As Burble suggests, it should be an easy job to change out the sticks. It was the first thing I did when I got my NC10 and it was a doddle. Second thing I did was to take out the weedy 160GB HDD and bung in the 500GB one from my old laptop and then slapped Windows 7 on it. Changing the HDD was equally simple if you ever feel the need to do that. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

26-01-2011, 13:50	#16
camerajuan Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 211	Thanks for everybody's assistance! I opened it up yesterday and found the scanner results to be out by three slots! One slot, one 1GB stick. DDR2 1GB PC2-6400. 2GB version wanted. __________________ British by law, Scottish by birth, Highlander by the grace of God.............Alba gu Braith My Papa - 31/12/28 - 25/1/2011 Goodnight old man, I'll miss you

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25-01-2011, 15:18	#11
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	4 slots on a netbook? That's unusual.

25-01-2011, 17:07	#13
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Netbooks tend to have 1 slot, or 2 at most. It's very unusual a netbook to have 2. Best bet is to have a look for yourself under the panel. I've seen scanners give the wrong results a few times.