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    From vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 11 06:05:02 2025
    I have an asus netbook, ca 2012, which claims you can only add 2GB RAm. But
    8GB is $6 and 2GB is $30. Will it just ignore anything over 2GB or can it do harm? Are there other uses for the "hidden" extra memory, ie "disk".

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  • From Adrian Caspersz@21:1/5 to vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co on Sun Jan 12 19:44:06 2025
    On 11/01/2025 06:05, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    I have an asus netbook, ca 2012, which claims you can only add 2GB RAm. But 8GB is $6 and 2GB is $30. Will it just ignore anything over 2GB or can it do harm? Are there other uses for the "hidden" extra memory, ie "disk".


    Without the model number, a specific answer won't be able to be given,
    however typically this is limited by chipset and CPU. You could look up
    the CPU specs.

    The thing is probably gutless, is it worth it? How fast is the memory
    bus? Is the battery still serviceable?

    I've got a broken Atom netbook here, that I'm considering removing the motherboard and replacing with a Raspberry Pi (or maybe two).

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  • From John Robertson@21:1/5 to vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co on Sun Jan 12 13:08:39 2025
    On 2025-01-10 10:05 p.m., vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    I have an asus netbook, ca 2012, which claims you can only add 2GB RAm. But 8GB is $6 and 2GB is $30. Will it just ignore anything over 2GB or can it do harm? Are there other uses for the "hidden" extra memory, ie "disk".


    If the memory connector (and the style of RAM) is the same then I expect
    the computer will simply ignore the extra RAM as unaddressed. Wild guess
    on my part.

    Why not search "Adding more RAM to ASUS (model xyz) notebook" online?

    For $6 it is worth the experiment, eh?

    John :-#)#

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  • From vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 12 22:09:01 2025
    Hey, thanks all


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  • From Ed Vance@21:1/175 to John Robertson on Mon Jan 13 11:22:21 2025

    On 2025-01-10 10:05 p.m., vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:

    If the memory connector (and the style of RAM) is the same then I expect
    the computer will simply ignore the extra RAM as unaddressed. Wild guess
    on my part.

    Why not search "Adding more RAM to ASUS (model xyz) notebook" online?

    For $6 it is worth the experiment, eh?

    John :-#)#

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    Speaking of RAM limits.
    A Digital Camera users guide said use 8 GB SD card.
    I put a12 GB SD card in it, formated the card and saw it was formatted to 8 GB in the camera.
    Ed
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