What settings do I change after w500 8gb ram upgrade

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rphfouc33 · #1 Post by **rphfouc33** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:41 pm

So I got my w500 up and running with with an upgrade to 8gb of ram from 2gb (or 3?) stock.
Do i need to change any system or bios settings to take full advantage of the ram upgrade. Do I keep all my cache settings the same? It already runs a whole lot faster but I'm pretty daft about page file thingamajigs.
thanks in advance

#2 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:41 pm

If you run 32-bit Windows, you are still limited to ~3GB RAM.
You need a 64-bit version to use the full 8GB.
In that case you need to replace the OS completely.

rphfouc33 · #3 Post by **rphfouc33** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:56 am

i have a fresh win 7 64 bit install and the 2 sticks of 4gb ram show up for 8GB

#4 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:11 am

In that case you are good to go.
Make sure you have decent thermal paste and a clean fan.
If temps are too hot, consider programs Throttlestop or ThinkpadFan.

rphfouc33 · #5 Post by **rphfouc33** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:27 am

thanks, cpu-z has it running cool but do I need to change the page file or cache settings or something after doing the 8gb upgrade to take full advantage or do I just leave it on default?

#6 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 2:00 pm

Windoze will automatically increase the pagefile to IIRC ~2GB, no worries there.
No other changes required.

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