[ltp] X200: more than 8 Gigas RAM

Uwe Brauer linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:52:48 +0200


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    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 10/08/2014 09:02 PM, Bj=C3=B8rn Mor=
k
      wrote:<br>
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      <pre wrap=3D""><a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto=
:rappard@dds.nl">rappard@dds.nl</a> writes:
&gt; On 8 October 2014 13:57, Uwe Brauer <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396=
E" href=3D"mailto:oub.oub.oub@gmail.com">&lt;oub.oub.oub@gmail.com&gt;</a=
> wrote:
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&gt;&gt; I have 8 G RAM installed in my X200, and was looking to enhance =
it.

No way.  AFAICT it has a GM45 chipset, just like the X301, and that just
does not support more than 8 GB.  Ref:
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Cate=
gory:X200">http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X200</a>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L=
ist_of_Intel_chipsets#Core_2_mobile_chipsets">http://en.wikipedia.org/wik=
i/List_of_Intel_chipsets#Core_2_mobile_chipsets</a>

Note that the thinkwiki X301 page is wrong in this regard.  It claims
that 16 GB is possible on that machine.  It is not.


Bj=C3=B8rn
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    I did not realize that I have 8 G of swap, but only 4 G of RAM so I
    could upgrade.<br>
    In<br>
    <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/=
Unofficial_maximum_memory_specs">http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Unofficial_max=
imum_memory_specs</a><br>
    it states that unofficially 8 G are supported.=C2=A0 Does this mean I=

    have to unofficially upgrade <br>
    the BIOS?<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    thanks<br>
    <br>
    Uwe Brauer <br>
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