Expanding the Memory Max on IBM Thinkpad X41?

[hawkvc]

My X41 has a 0.5 GB fixed RAM and I added a 1 GB chip in the only open slot. Is is possible to add more RAM into this slot or will the system not recognize the extra memory? Is this a hardware limitation or a software one that may be expanded with Windows 7?

Thanks.

Hawk.

[bgx]

scroll down, another thread says 2.5 GB (2GB + 512 MB) is confirm in X41...

just buy a 2 GB DDR2 SODIMM stick!

[hawkvc]

The question is will the system recognize it and will 2 GB work in the X41?

Hawk

[sjthinkpader]

The question is will the system recognize it and will 2 GB work in the X41?

Hawk

You mean you didn't find the thread bgx mentioned or you want more confirmation?

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41061
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=76364

[rbtying]

As a basic summary, the OS will only recognize 1.99GB out of your 2.5GB of RAM. However, it's pretty easy to get 2GB RAM sticks nowadays, so just put 2.5GB in.

What I personally did was I decided I could live without 4GB of RAM in my other laptop, and replaced one of the 2GB sticks with a 1GB stick. I then put the 2GB stick into the X41. Only difference is really when running Adobe CS4 apps, and having many tabs open.

[hawkvc]

So is the speed bump worth it? I would guess that 33% more RAM should make a difference.

Hawk.

[shighfield]

So is the speed bump worth it? I would guess that 33% more RAM should make a difference.
Hawk.

Made a difference on mine anyway. As mentioned in a previous post, you notice it when doing many things at once, or using memory pig applications.