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#1 Post by sammi » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:05 pm

i have a lenovo n100 3000 and it says i can get it up to 2gb upgrade. Currently i have 1 gb (2 X 512). If i wanted to upgrade to 2 gb, do i have to buy 2 X 1gb stick? Or can i just buy one 1 gb stick and keep my 2 X 512 memory inside?
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Re: memory upgrade

#2 Post by pianowizard » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:18 pm

sammi wrote:If i wanted to upgrade to 2 gb, do i have to buy 2 X 1gb stick?
Yes, you need to remove the two 512MB sticks already in there to make room for the two 1GB sticks.
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#3 Post by tomh009 » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:18 pm

There are only two slots so you would need to replace at least one. You could upgrade to 1.5 GB by replacing one existing 512 MB DDR2 module, or to 2 GB by replacing both.

You can then sell your existing 512 MB DDR2 module(s) on these forums or on eBay to recoup some of your costs ...
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#4 Post by ryengineer » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:18 pm

No, you need 2 X 1 GB sticks to achieve total of 2GB memory since your notebook has only two slots.
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#5 Post by sammi » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:21 pm

wow that was fast. Ok thanks alot i got my question answered. I will probably sell those 512 ram.

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#6 Post by pianowizard » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:21 pm

Wow, three posts at exactly the same time, 6:18 pm!
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#7 Post by sammi » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:22 pm

what brand do you recomend to buy for 2 1 gb sticks? not somthign to expensive :!:
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#8 Post by tomh009 » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:22 pm

Synchronicity. ;)

And the great thing is that all the answers agree with each other, too ...
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#9 Post by ryengineer » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:30 pm

sammi wrote:what brand do you recomend to buy for 2 1 gb sticks? not somthign to expensive :!:
Crucial.
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#10 Post by ryengineer » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:30 pm

tomh009 wrote:Synchronicity. ;)

And the great thing is that all the answers agree with each other, too ...
:lol:
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#11 Post by sammi » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:36 pm

thanks foudn curcial on ebay really cheap. 2 1gb for $68!!
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