[aklug] Re: Translating RAM requirements

  Thanks James, nothing you say is a terribly big surprise compared
  to "the old days". Bare bones is probably the way to go with that
  type.
  See
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KU54KPQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=02M14EHRESDY1Z230E5F&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1970559082&pf_rd_i=desktop
  And do a word search on
  mint
  for a very thorough review of the unit and a linux mint install.
  cheers

* James <marblemunkey@gmail.com> [150224 12:18]:
> Tim,
>
> Usually you need to go to the horse's mouth for what info you can find: In
> this case a quick google search for the model number turns up this page on
> the manufacturer's website:
> http://www.asus.com/us/ASUS_VivoPC/VivoPC_VM40B/specifications/
>
> Under memory there it shows:
> 4 GB Up to 16 GB
> DDR3 at 1600MHz
> 2 x SO-DIMM
>
> The last 2 lines tell you the answer to #1
>
> It has room for 2 sticks of memory of the type DDR3 in the SO-DIMM physical
> format (i.e. "laptop memory"). Now, what it doesn't tell you is whether the
> 4GB it comes with is 1x4GB or 2x2GB. It's probably 1x4GB, but sometimes
> they cut costs by using smaller sticks, or at least use to in the old days.
> You can find the user's manual for this machine under the 'Support' tab on
> that same website.
>
> You aren't going to find answers to #2 anywhere; The quick answer is
> 'probably, but it might cause some issues'.
>
> The long answer is that most motherboards will handle that fine, but
> sometimes 2 specific sticks won't place nice together. Additionally, using
> 2 identical sticks also tend to speed up the access times, because the
> memory controller cause put it into dual-channel mode, where it interleaves
> the two sticks, rather that putting them end-to-end in the logical
> addressing space. Again, mixing brands and models of memory here can
> occasionally cause problems, but in practice is 'fine until it isn't.'.
>
> - James Gibson.
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm not much of a hardware person, so I'm soliciting edification and
> > enlightenment here.
> >
> > http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivopc-desktop-computer-intel-celeron-1007u-1-50-ghz-mini-pc-silver/1311198776.p?id=mp1311198776&skuId=1311198776
> >
> > From the link above can a hardware person answer the followings questions?
> >
> > 1) How many RAM sticks does this unit use?
> >
> > 2) Can RAM sticks of unequal capacity be mixed in this unit?
> > Example: add 8 GB RAM stick to 4 GB RAM stick for 12 GB
> >
> > 3) What are the keywords about RAM that would help me to answer this
> > question myself.
> >
> > I.E. for terms like "DDR3 SDRAM" or " DDR3-1600/PC3-12800" - what
> > specs would help me to answer my questions?
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Tim
> > tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
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