Upgrading RAM in a lenovo ThinkPad T420

[Bret Busby]

On 20/7/23 03:41, Ian Bruntlett wrote:
> Hi Bret,
> 
> On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 at 20:36, Bret Busby <bret at busby.net 
> <mailto:bret at busby.net>> wrote:
> 
>      > Have you checked the computer specs (not the current hardware
>      > configuration), to find how much RAM, and, what RAM
>     specifications, it
>      > can take? I have a couple of laptops that I was given, with i7
>     CPU's,
>      > and, they will not take 1GB
> 
>     Should have been 16GB. Typo's increase with cat on lap (worse with cat
>     on laptop :) ).
> 
>        RAM. I think 8 or 12, is their maximum,
>      > making them paperweights.
> 
> Well a friend of mine (Alan) and I take in unwanted laptops (typically 
> with about 1 or 2 GiB) of RAM, put Debian Linux on and Alan teaches 
> people in public libraries and in sheltered accommodation how to use 
> Debian (or other small Linuxes) and some people are quite happy with that.
> 
> As for T420s taking 16GiB RAM... hearsay tells me that the T420 will 
> take 2 x 8GiB RAM but, officially, only take up to 2 x 4GiB RAM.
> 


Then, in consideration of what I have posted, I think the Irish (?) 
proverb applies to the original poster, if he buys the prospective RAM 
for installation; "You pays your money, you takes your chances".

..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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