Anyone tried more than the 1.5Gb limit?

On my second A150 now. First one was a 512Mb Linpus model, which I upgraded with a 1Gb stick. Wasn't easy at all, but doable if you are good with your hands. That machine died after 3 weeks, and I swapped it out for a 1Gb XP model. This was under warranty and for a small extra payment, but only after taking out the 1Gb stick from the first machine.

My questions are thus:- (1) Does anyone really know why there is a 1.5Gb limit on the memory for this machine? (2) If I decided to stick the extra 1Gb stick in (to give 2Gb theoretically), would I see no extra memory at all, just the 'allowed' extra 512Mb, or all of the extra memory? (3) Has anyone actually tried putting in more than the 1.5Gb limit, and if so, what happened? :?:

 

this horse has been beaten beyond death, mate.

use the search button, it wont bite

 

Yeah I know, I have. Lot's of talk about the 1.5Gb limit, but no mention I could find on anyone trying to exceed it on the A110/150. Guess I'll just have to try it myself anyway.

 

there you go

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I could ring you a wake up in the morning if you want .. :?

 

I tried. I failed. It wouldn't even post when I had a 2gb stick in.

 

your 1gb model has a 1x 512 soldered onto the board, and a 1x512 in the slot.

Thus, if you put a 1gb stick in , you'd have to remove the other 512 and then you'd be at 1.5GB. Otherwise, you'd be putting a 2gb stick in , and then have the exact same problem as everyone else....

 

Someone has already tried desoldering the onboard DRAM chip. It didn't work. It's either his poor desoldering job or there's something more to it.

 

More the memory means more are the chances of errors...try and do this. Then try and remove the RAM cards and exchange their places. That works!(dont ask me why/how!) :x