Netbook memory (RAM) help?

[OneDay]

I have a Samsung NC10 netbook.
It comes with a single 1gb DDR2 SDRAM module.
I have upgraded this to 2gb.

Does anyone know if these modules are available in higher capacities - e.g. 4gb?

[mart166]

I'd google the computers model, had same issue with my MSI wind but found it could only take 2gb max.



MP

[smarties]

OneDay go to www.crucial.com/uk/index.aspx?gclid=CKSizoyPj7wCFYrjwgodCHMASw&cm_mmc=google-_-uk-_-brand-_-null&ef_id=UqYx0AAAAEMO79u-:20140121110226:s, if you use the netbook you can use the system scanner tool and it will tell you what is compatible, bought direct from them quite a few times, good customer service and good memory.

[OneDay]

Hmm seems 2gb is the max.

Thanks guys

[djs]

I would expect 2gb to be the max. Do Crucial offer a memory finding tool?

Is it Windows XP, some kind of lite version?

[OneDay]

Jan 21, 2014 20:35:17 GMT djs said:

I would expect 2gb to be the max. Do Crucial offer a memory finding tool?

Is it Windows XP, some kind of lite version?

Yeah, Crucial came up with 2gb as well.
It has Windows 7 Starter installed

[GunJack]

To use a 4GB stick, a BIOS update would be needed. You'll probably find a BIOS hasn't been written to allow 4GB to be used. However, especially with a few tweaks, 2GB should be plenty for W7 Starter

[johnners]

I'm awaiting a 2gb upgrade from Crucial for my son's netbook. It's a Samsung NF110.
I'm not sure if the 2gigs will make it any better as it has almost stopped running at the minute... But I think at least te memory upgrade might give it enough strength to let me repair it
The Samsung Recovery is useless and I think whoever owned it before has wiped the recovery disc. It's turning into a bit of a long term mission for me!

And definitely a +1 for Crucial, I've used their scanner tool and their store a few times now and can't fault them. When I logged in to pay for my last order, I got a message saying "You have received a further reduction"... There was no need for them to do this as i was just about to pay at the checkout, but it was about 20% off... Great stuff!

[enjay]

I stuck the full win 7 on mine, really needs the extra ram though as it's still running the 1gb that came with it, works fine mostly but once in a while it has to freeze up and buffer a bit then off it goes again ha ha. Need a bigger work bench so to speak.

[GunJack]

Jan 25, 2014 0:36:45 GMT johnners said:

I'm awaiting a 2gb upgrade from Crucial for my son's netbook. It's a Samsung NF110.
I'm not sure if the 2gigs will make it any better as it has almost stopped running at the minute... But I think at least te memory upgrade might give it enough strength to let me repair it
The Samsung Recovery is useless and I think whoever owned it before has wiped the recovery disc. It's turning into a bit of a long term mission for me!

And definitely a +1 for Crucial, I've used their scanner tool and their store a few times now and can't fault them. When I logged in to pay for my last order, I got a message saying "You have received a further reduction"... There was no need for them to do this as i was just about to pay at the checkout, but it was about 20% off... Great stuff!

work through this thread's method, it'll help no end...just tweak to suit whichever OS you're using

forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2436849

[johnners]

Thanks Gunjack!
It actually arrived yesterday and I spent all day working through a similar guide, also did a drive wipe and disk defragment.
It seems to be running perfectly now!
Problem is... I was using my own laptop as a guinea pig in some of the processes and I've managed to do something kind of silly! Still works ok but I lost a LOT of stuff!
You live and learn eh? Or sometimes don't learn in my case!

[andy01424]

you can use this to www.blackviper.com


tweaks for XP through to Win 8

[Deleted]

I'd just chuck windows 8.1 on it, will outperform any version of windows 7 and uses far less RAM out of the box. Performs exceptionally well on low-end machines.

[Deleted]

I'd just chuck windows 8.1 on it, will outperform any version of windows 7 and uses far less RAM out of the box. Performs exceptionally well on low-end machines.

[jimmy70]

In my opinion you can't take a memory of 4 gb for that netbook...2 gb is the max.