jwminer at accessvt.com wrote:
> John B. wrote:
>>> ??... Is Intel claiming that the chipset can't access more than
>>> 4GB of
>>> RAM?.
>>> The current vostro 1720 is offered with up to 8Gb of RAM.
>> Assuming that "Express Processor to DRAM Controller" is the relevant
>> bit, I guess I'd first need to know if I have the Mobile Intel(R)
>> PM965,
>> GM965, or GL960 ? Not sure how I can determine that without taking
>> it
>> apart ?
>
> I don't know if this will work outside the US, but you could go to
> www.crucial.com using Internet Explorer and run the Crucial System
> Scanner tool. It will examine your system and determine how much
> memory you have installed now and how much your system will hold.
Thanks Judy, that's handy !
For the Vostro under discussion I get
Maximum Memory Capacity: 4096MB
Currently Installed Memory: 4GB
But for my T30 Thinkpad I get:
Maximum Memory Capacity: 1024MB
Currently Installed Memory: 2GB
so clearly it doesn't indicate the maximum RAM that will or can work, so
much as what the manufacturer wants you to think will work !
Cheers, J/.
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