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From: John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com>
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Subject: Re: Laptop ram limits
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:08:39 -0800
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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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