Memory addition

[krazy1912]

Hello,

I am a noob.

I just recently purchased this notebook http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 9877029693

I also put vista Ultimate 64_bit on it and I'm dual booting with Fedora 7.

I no nothing (almost) about computer memory.

I just want to add 512 or so MB to my rig for a little better performance.

Could you guys help me out and point in the right direction to some good RAM?

I'm open to all suggestions.

[kenc51]

How much RAM has it got? The link says 1GB expandable to 4GB. Does it have the two slots populated with 512MB sticks?
You might have to get a 1GB stick, depending on what it currently uses.
You can use CPUZ to check.

[krazy1912]

CPUZ? I'll google it

[krazy1912]

I believe I have to slots with each 512ers.

I looked under the SPD tab and there were two slots and each time i chose one slot or the other all of the numbers stayed the same except for the serial number. I think this means my first statement is correct.

So I'm thinking I should just upgrade to two 1GB sticks?

Let me know if you need anymore info.

I looked on the Toshiba web site for what they reccomend, but their 1 GB sticks were like 120 each! That is too expensive.

[kenc51]

It is 2x 512

You could get this
Corsair 2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit ----- $82.99

[Sovereign]

I recommend 2GB or more for Vista myself. My laptop with 1GB was unbearable.

[DaIceMan]

yeah, Crucial confirms 2 x 512. 4gb max. Looks like Ken nailed it dead on.