How to Overcome Official Laptop RAM Limitations!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- Welcome to our channel, where we delve into the fascinating world of technology and bring you valuable insights. In this video, we're going to challenge the official limits set by laptop manufacturers and show you how to upgrade your laptop's RAM beyond what is officially reported as the maximum.
Have you ever wondered if it's possible to unlock your laptop's full potential by adding more RAM? I have the answers you've been seeking! Join us as we explore the steps to take and the precautions to consider when upgrading your laptop's RAM beyond the manufacturer's specifications.
We'll start by discussing why laptop manufacturers impose RAM limitations and the importance of understanding your laptop's hardware and firmware. I'll guide you through the process of researching your laptop model, identifying its hardware and firmware details, and finding potential updates that could unlock higher RAM support.
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I think one reason for the printed limit is this was the maximum ram size available at the time of qualifying the motherboard on the laptop. This can be many years before you want to upgrade and by then larger dimms may be available and may meet official JEDEC specifications. One think I see industry wide is very few manufacturers will update the RAM specifications for a motherboard after the initial qualifying phase.
Some chipsets will handle more RAM than could be installed in the available slots at the time the exact motherboard was made, that's true -- but some chipsets limit the RAM to much less than the maximum that can be installed in the existing slots. I have a Thinkpad T430 and apparently there are only some motherboard versions (not including mine) that can be upgraded to 32 GB; others max out at 16 GB. Likewise, my desktop system has four RAM slots -- but each slot can only accept an 8 GB module even though16 GB modules are available with the same RAM type and speed; in this case, it's a chipset limitation (I'd have to replace the motherboard, CPU, and RAM -- a pretty complete rebuild -- to get 64 GB or more).
You are truly a life saver. I have the confidence to upgrade the ram on my laptop.
Good video. I have revived many laptops as well as built and upgraded many desktops and I never really thought about increasing the amount of RAM in a laptop. I'll have to give it a try. As the amount of RAM is processor and motherboard dependent. I always just trusted the manufacturers of the laptops. Time to start researching and see if RAM upgrades on my laptops are possible. Something that has helped is using Windows 11 Ghost Specter.
I love the video, thank you so much :)
RAM with higher frequency than supported will just turn its frq. down to the max supported.. a 2400MHz unit will work perfectly with 2133MHz. obviously you should not pay for the high end version of a DRAM Kit if your PC is not taking advantage of it
But it's kinda hit or miss. If you have high frequency stock RAMs from various brands, it needs some luck when you install it to motherboard that only support lower frequency, as some of it can ended up making the PC can't boot up or showing memory error code
Several years ago I purchased a 2011 MBP with 4GB of RAM. I desired a bit more RAM and purchased 2 8GB memory modules and it worked flawlessly even though the 2011 MBP specs stated 8GB was the max Apple supported. Now I have a 12+ year old MBP with 16GB of RAM, a SATA SSD running Linux. Good video!
Thank you also for sharing your experience! It's always fascinating to hear about users pushing the limits of their hardware beyond official specifications. I'm glad the video resonated with you, and I hope your MBP continues to serve you well for many more years!
Hi there, it was a very useful and informative tutorial video. keep it up. thnx
Thank you my friend for this information
My 2010 MacBook Pro specs 8GB max but in actuality it can handle 16GB.
As I understand, at the time your laptop was manufactured the maximum memory will be limited to the maximum size memory chip available at the time and the number of memory slots on the board. If your laptop as 2 slots but only 1 is used then you can add more memory but if the memory size has increased from say 8gb to 16gb then you can remove the original memory chip and insert a larger memory chip
My laptop has one memory slot, and initially, it was 16GB RAM; and just did research and tried 32 GB RAM, and it worked, as I mentioned in the video. But let's say if you have 2 RAM slots and your CPU and motherboard chipset support up to 64 GB RAM, you may upgrade with 2 slots as per 32 GB RAM. But in this case, both RAM frequencies should be the same as the MHZ, such as 32 GB-3200 MHZ.
Hi...such informational video, some may agree and some may not but still, a good sharing.
I have suggestion, could you make video on how to install egpu using the wifi card slot? Is it worth the trouble and cost?
I plan to make a new video to show how I install the M.2 slot to wifi step by step. It is worth using a faster-speed hard drive for me, and you may find the link in the video description for the adapter.
hmm 10 years ago this toutorial wouldn't be needed because people would experiment with that anyway, many highschoolers was smart enough to question specs limitations and even asus eee was upgraded by some people.
the only problem with this video i see is missing some bits that could save you from returning stuff that didn't work. i mean if the computer has integrated memory, and many thinn laptops have now first bank of memory already soldered to the board and only one memory socket avalable in that case you have to know if your integrated memory is single or dual rank because most memory controllers can't handle 2 types of memory at the same time, that is of course abovie generation of memory (ddr3/ddr3L/ddr4) and voltage
another thing to consider does your processor support it's maximum memory capacity in dual channel mode only or does it allow for single channel operation with the same amount or how will it hanle asynchronus dual channel if laptop has some memory on board, or how memory overflow will be handled
thing that was making such upgrades avalable in the past was not that motherboard or laptop manufacturers were downplaying the specs, they also considered thermal and power delivery if it is an early design for it's generation memory of greater density simply isn't avalable at the date of laptop or motherboard release and specs are not updated later when they are avalable
I was going to type my own reply, but you already covered more detail anyway. The main thing I recommend is to check the RAM specs others have used on the same mainboard/computer model, including the number of chips on the card. Unfortunately, that's not a detail that's always listed and isn't always obvious as some RAM types can have chips both front and back of the card. Putting 8GB in a single slot netbook with a listed "max" of 4GB extended its life considerably.
@@rpgspree i been servicing computers ever since i graduated from highschool ..that about 2005 and i can tell you that number of chips is most missleading spec and i would never consider that a valid argument in low budget build unless you go for esthetics, you can even mix short and tall modules with different number of chips if they have the same memory organization structure and similar timings. dubble rank go with dubble rank single rank go with single rank (and are slower) and that is almost it since intel introduced asynchronus dual channel in core 2 duo (my laptop dell xt2 has 1gb on board and 4 gb in a slot and it works as 5gb in dual channel)
in older oem computers you can often read memory configuration (2Rx8 or 1Rx16 or so on) and that is memory bank configuration that is the most basic way to sort memory, not all modules list it but many do and if that number is the same they usually do like each other
@@kokodin5895 I didn't say that number of chips was the _only_ spec to consider, and it's not normally an issue unless you're trying to go over the rated mainboard memory spec. Given that was the entire point of the video, I didn't think that had to be specified.
BTW I've been servicing PCs for 25 years and have built all of my own rigs for as long as I can remember.
With this Ideapad, 8GB of memory is soldered to the motherboard. What happens with that memory after you put in that humongous 32GB SODIMM in the one available slot? And do you get dual channel memory access?
In my laptop, there is no seemed soldered ram, unfortunately. It was initially 16GB ram and it was informed on the manual that max ram support is 16GB. So I plugged in 32 GB ram, and it works
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Good job.
Needed disconnect battery of a laptop to install Ram or NVMe disk...?
It is necessary to remove the battery when installing ram or nvme to eliminate static electricity
@@techwise66 if the battery is unremovable, should be disconnected, correct?
@@lse123polis Yes, it should be disconnected
@@lse123polisthe battery always removable.
But most laptop today is so hard to disassemble
Not 100% true that that's the max ram supported. I tried my luck with my i5-8250U, max on website states 32gb. Yet I pit in 2×32gb sticks and it ended up with 64gb working fine for 2 months now.
I use lenovo in the past and yes it can use more ram than the manufacturer documentation
In a lot of cases, it's possible to install more ram than the manufacturer recommended limit.
That doesn't mean doing so is useful. Even though a system can see 64gb of ram has been installed, it may only be able to make use of 32gb. It's not going to do any harm. It's just a waste of money.
@@dalemacdonald201 yeah ... because beyond 32GB we are bottlenecked by the CPU itself.
Same here. Got 64gb in mine. Working fine.
@@dalemacdonald201 Good point! If you use say, Windows 10 Home Premium, you will only be able to use a maximum of 16GB even if your PC "sees" that you have say 32GB. You must have Windows 10 Pro edition minimum to be able to actually use more than 16GB of RAM. This is a way that Microsoft FORCES you to buy their more expensive versions of Windows if you need to use more memory for maybe video editing or something. The same is also true in Windows 7. You need the Pro or Ultimate editions to be able to use more than 16GB of RAM. I found THAT out the hard way some time back when I tried to use 32GB memory in Win 7 Home Premium. It just told me that the extra 16GB would be "reserved for hardware." 😕
what about overcoming clock speed
3200mhz is quite slow for 2023
In 2023, clock speeds of 3200MHz are considered sufficient for most computing tasks. While higher clock speeds can result in faster processing times, overall system performance depends on multiple factors such as processor efficiency, core count, cache size, memory latency, and the specific tasks being performed.
Modern processors prioritize overall efficiency rather than focusing solely on high clock speeds. Factors like core count and cache size significantly impact performance, particularly for multitasking or parallel processing. Memory latency and bandwidth also play a crucial role; even a high-speed processor can be limited by slower memory.
Evaluating performance requires considering the entire system's specifications, not just clock speed. A well-balanced system with a slightly lower clock speed can still deliver excellent performance when combined with other hardware advancements and optimization techniques.
@@techwise66 well yes but I do think going over the 3200mhz would benefit me
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1:45 “JIGGA” bytes??? Never heard that one before.
It is the specification of standard memory in the laptop manual, mentioning DDR4-2133 Mhz and Max. Ram Support is 16 GB
@@techwise66 We use “GIGGA” bytes here.
Nothing wrong with it, I travel a lot and have heard it many places, just not N.A. I'm Canadian.
So you have 4GB of Onboard RAM (soldered to the motherboard), and you added 32GB of RAM and still got only 32GB of RAM.
It would be nice if you ended with 36GB of RAM, right?
In my laptop, there is no soldered ram, unfortunately. It was initially 16GB ram, and officially informed by Lenovo for my Ideapad 520 that max ram support is 16GB. So I added 32 GB ram, and it works
@@OKuusava In the Task Manager and performance information of my laptop show two memory slots, but physically inspecting the motherboard reveals only one memory slot which includes 32 GB ram. Some laptops reserve a portion of the system memory for integrated graphics or other hardware components. This reserved memory might be shown as a separate memory slot in the Task Manager, even though it is not physically removable or upgradable.
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