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Can Lenovo X220 support 1x 8GB DIMM + 1x 2GB DIMM
I'm about to make a purchase. The supplier told me that it has
to be 2x 4GB DIMM for the X220 I'm about to receive next week.
Thing is I would prefer to get 8GB, then I can still make use of
the existing 2GB DIMM, giving me 10GB DIMM? The X220 runs
Win 7 Professional x64
Would this 1pc 8GB & 1pc 2GB DIMM work on the X220 (assume
the lowest-end X220) & give a total of 10GB? Also, if I need more
RAM in future, I can just get 1pc of 8GB DIMM & get 16GB
Is there any specific brand of DIMM to be able to support this
mixed configuration? if the 8GB & 2GB DIMMs are of different
speeds, would it still work?
I so happen to read the urls below but not sure if it's true so
need someone to verify:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo/613094-x220-max-ram-8gb-16gb.html
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Tablet-ThinkPad-Laptops/X220-Max-memory/td-p/602637
to be 2x 4GB DIMM for the X220 I'm about to receive next week.
Thing is I would prefer to get 8GB, then I can still make use of
the existing 2GB DIMM, giving me 10GB DIMM? The X220 runs
Win 7 Professional x64
Would this 1pc 8GB & 1pc 2GB DIMM work on the X220 (assume
the lowest-end X220) & give a total of 10GB? Also, if I need more
RAM in future, I can just get 1pc of 8GB DIMM & get 16GB
Is there any specific brand of DIMM to be able to support this
mixed configuration? if the 8GB & 2GB DIMMs are of different
speeds, would it still work?
I so happen to read the urls below but not sure if it's true so
need someone to verify:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo/613094-x220-max-ram-8gb-16gb.html
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Tablet-ThinkPad-Laptops/X220-Max-memory/td-p/602637
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One other question that was missed:
Any specific types of DIMM as I saw in the above url
that it indicated SODIMM
Any specific types of DIMM as I saw in the above url
that it indicated SODIMM
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Idea is : if 1pc 8GB is sure to work, I'll just try my luck with
1pc 8GB & 1pc 2GB. If the mix doesn't work, then I'll make
do with 1pc 8GB. No harm. Only concern is if 1x 8GB dont work
1pc 8GB & 1pc 2GB. If the mix doesn't work, then I'll make
do with 1pc 8GB. No harm. Only concern is if 1x 8GB dont work
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I don't mind if it runs on the lower speed. My aim was:
a) to be able to upgrade to 16GB in future if there's a need
b) if 1 pc of 8GB is guaranteed to work (this is the most
important question I'll need answered), I'm Ok to go
with 1 pc 8GB (& discard the 2GB pc)
c) to be able to have 10GB currently (or in a couple of weeks'
time)
So most importantly it's question (b)
a) to be able to upgrade to 16GB in future if there's a need
b) if 1 pc of 8GB is guaranteed to work (this is the most
important question I'll need answered), I'm Ok to go
with 1 pc 8GB (& discard the 2GB pc)
c) to be able to have 10GB currently (or in a couple of weeks'
time)
So most importantly it's question (b)
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(b) is NOT guaranteed. You have to gamble and experiment. Probably you will be lucky.
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if the old 2GB pc doesn't work, then so be it but if
it does, then, I get to enjoy an extra 2GB, ie total 10GB