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X201 RAM memory max?
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:09 am
by Olwe
What's the maximum memory my X201 will take? I'm guessing 8 gb? If so, can it take a single 8 gb stick?
Re: X201 RAM memory max?
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:03 am
by RealBlackStuff
No 8GB sticks, max. = 2x4GB
Re: X201 RAM memory max?
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:28 pm
by ilakast
Re: X201 RAM memory max?
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:59 pm
by brchan
The Arrandale core-i processors are able to take up to 32GB (4x8GB). The W701 is able to do this since it has 4 ram slots. Since the X201 has 2 slots, it can take up to 16GB as Olwe mentioned.
Re: X201 RAM memory max?
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:30 pm
by ajkula66
brchan wrote:The Arrandale core-i processors are able to take up to 32GB (4x8GB). The W701 is able to do this since it has 4 ram slots. Since the X201 has 2 slots, it can take up to 16GB as Olwe mentioned.
Almost all of the above is incorrect.
Dual-core Arrandale will only take up to 8GB, in 2x4GB format. A single 8GB will NOT work.
QC CPUs (Clarksfield) as seen in W701 are able to address 8GB DIMMs, and can consequently take 32GB presuming 4 RAM slots.
Re: X201 RAM memory max?
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:26 pm
by brchan
Apologies for the mistake. Seems like the X201 only works with 2x4GB sticks reliably. People have tried 2x8GB sticks and although it is recognized in the bios, the system is often unstable and memtest will fail:
http://www.thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopi ... 43&t=92006