I've got an MSI CR720. I love this laptop except for one thing. I can't upgrade the RAM past 4GB.
Here's the scoop:
- Intel® Core™ i5-430M Processor 2.26GHz
- Front-side Bus 1066 MHz
- Cache 3MB
- RAM 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3
- Size 17.3"
- Chipset Intel® HM55
- GPU Intel® GMA HD
- Video Memory Share
- HDD Capacity 320GB
- Optical Drive Type BD Combo
My OS is Ubuntu and I'm a developer that must use multiple VMs at the same time. Recently I've been hitting the top of my RAM 3.7GB. I hate when my system starts using swap because everything starts slowing down. So my goal is to do some serious upgrading. I want to upgrade processor, RAM, HD, everything if possible. But first RAM.
I can't seem to get it through my head that this system won't accept more than 4GB of RAM. Considering that any new laptop with a Core i3 or higher can take more than 4GB it's incomprehensible that this system can't do the same.
That's where you come in. I need someone to tell me that there is something that can be done. Would a BIOS update work to allow 8GB. Is there hack, does anyone know what motherboard my system is using, is there any way around this 4GB limit. It's a 64 Bit system, I thought they were supposed to be past the 4GB limit.
Thanks for any help.
Here's the scoop:
- Intel® Core™ i5-430M Processor 2.26GHz
- Front-side Bus 1066 MHz
- Cache 3MB
- RAM 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3
- Size 17.3"
- Chipset Intel® HM55
- GPU Intel® GMA HD
- Video Memory Share
- HDD Capacity 320GB
- Optical Drive Type BD Combo
My OS is Ubuntu and I'm a developer that must use multiple VMs at the same time. Recently I've been hitting the top of my RAM 3.7GB. I hate when my system starts using swap because everything starts slowing down. So my goal is to do some serious upgrading. I want to upgrade processor, RAM, HD, everything if possible. But first RAM.
I can't seem to get it through my head that this system won't accept more than 4GB of RAM. Considering that any new laptop with a Core i3 or higher can take more than 4GB it's incomprehensible that this system can't do the same.
That's where you come in. I need someone to tell me that there is something that can be done. Would a BIOS update work to allow 8GB. Is there hack, does anyone know what motherboard my system is using, is there any way around this 4GB limit. It's a 64 Bit system, I thought they were supposed to be past the 4GB limit.
Thanks for any help.