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I recently added a 1 GB SODIMM to an HP ZV5000 series laptop. This PC had
256MB RAM alredy onboard, non-removable. And it had the one open slot for
adding a memory stick. This kind of configuration seems common as Toshibas
also have this.
Anyway, after adding the 1 GB sticj then memory reads as 1GB rather than
1.256 MB.
Is this normal?
If I had added a 256 stick would it have read 512mb or remained at 256?
Puzzled
There is likely to be a chipset or BIOS limitation so that the computer refuses
to count past 1GB. If you had added 256MB, the system would have taken full
advantage of 512MB... Ben Myers
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:25:45 GMT, "James" <Jam@preserve.net> wrote:
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>I recently added a 1 GB SODIMM to an HP ZV5000 series laptop. This PC had
>256MB RAM alredy onboard, non-removable. And it had the one open slot for
>adding a memory stick. This kind of configuration seems common as Toshibas
>also have this.
>Anyway, after adding the 1 GB sticj then memory reads as 1GB rather than
>1.256 MB.
>Is this normal?
>If I had added a 256 stick would it have read 512mb or remained at 256?
>
>Puzzled
>
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Thanks very much. That makes perfect sense.
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
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> There is likely to be a chipset or BIOS limitation so that the computer[/color]
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> to count past 1GB. If you had added 256MB, the system would have taken[/color]
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> advantage of 512MB... Ben Myers
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> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:25:45 GMT, "James" <Jam@preserve.net> wrote:
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> >I recently added a 1 GB SODIMM to an HP ZV5000 series laptop. This PC had
> >256MB RAM alredy onboard, non-removable. And it had the one open slot for
> >adding a memory stick. This kind of configuration seems common as[/color][/color]
Toshibas[color=blue][color=green]
> >also have this.
> >Anyway, after adding the 1 GB sticj then memory reads as 1GB rather than
> >1.256 MB.
> >Is this normal?
> >If I had added a 256 stick would it have read 512mb or remained at 256?
> >
> >Puzzled
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I'm currently updating the memory in my year old zv5000, and I could
have ordered it with 2GB installed. There are two slots on the ZV
board. One is easy to get to, and the other is on the oposite side
under the keyboard. Making it a pain to get to. I currently have
two 256, and I'm upgrading to two 512.