NInjaPirate Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 So, right now I have an HP laptop that only has half a gig of RAM. I am planning on upgrading but don't know if there are any limitations on how I can do it. My main question is can I mix how much memory is in each slot. I have the 512 in one slot so does that mean I can only put another 512 in the second spot or can I put in a full gig or a two gig stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samm Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 If you have a laptop, you can't just add the usual ram sticks. Consult your manual, what kind of Ram your laptop can handle, and how many free slots there are. Depending on your hardware, dual channel access (making the laptop noticably faster) could be enabled only when adding an identical additional module. Citizen of a country with a racist, hypocritical majority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I've always heard that it's best to match memory all out. Same brand, type, and size. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Lajciak Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I've always heard that it's best to match memory all out. Same brand, type, and size. I remember that some brands deliberately make their RAM incompatible. Compaq comes to mind - I have had some experience with that when trying to upgrade a relative's computer. That was years ago, however, perhaps they have changed their policy since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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