CowboyMiller Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 ok Ive got Leopard 10.5.2 installed on a my Gateway M-6816 and question is, i can buy 4 gig RAM chips for it which would put 8gigs in the machine, WILL leopard use it? Or is it restricted to 4gig? Gateway says that XP only supports 3gig in 32bit or 4gig in 64bit..or is it restricted by the logic board its self? I would like to upgrade it to 8gigs and since they make a 4 gig chip for it, i techicly can put 8gigs in it...Any thoughts? here are the specs from gateway. Im still working on getting the wireless working along with the Audio and Power saving settings. Processor Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5250 1.5 GHz | 2 MB L2 cache | 667 MHz FSB Chipset Intel® GM965 Display panel 15.4-inch Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT display (1280 × 800) Memory 2048 MB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2 × 1024) Total slots: 2 DDR2 slots | Available slots: 0 DDR2 slots Video controller Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Up to 384 MB of Dynamic Video Memory Webcam 1.3 Megapixel Fingerprint reader No Audio High definition audio - 2 channel Hard drive 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive Optical drive 8X Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM Write maximum: 8X DVD +/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs Read maximum: 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R/RW/ROM discs Modem Integrated V.92 56K modem Network 10/100 Ethernet LAN 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Memory card reader 5-in-1 Memory Stick® Memory Stick Pro® Multimedia Card™ Secure Digital™ XD MiniSD and RS-MMC (when used with adapter that is supplied with card) I/O ports Three - USB 2.0 ports One - VGA port RJ-11 port RJ-45 port Headphone jack Microphone jack One - Lock slot Power input Pointing device Touchpad with vertical scroll zone Expansion slot Expresscard® Type 54 Battery 6-cell Lithium-ion Dimensions 1 to 1.50-inches (H) × 14.00-inches (W) × 10-inches (D) 25 to 38.10 mm (H) × 355.60 mm (W) × 254.00 mm (D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeeIT Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Leopard will see all 8GB if i'm correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xosx86 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 To me 4GB of ram is more than most people could use, (overkill) The Mac Pro can take up to 32GB of ram! So good luck maxing out leopard. I think the only question is hardware not software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhai Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I think your motherboard in your laptop will restrict how much memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtotho Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 vista 64 and xp64 dont see only 4gb.. they see as much as you can fit on the board. 32bit operating systems are cappped at 2.25gb. Leopard can have 32gb for sure.. i assume up to 64gb and beyond ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyMiller Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 do you think the mother board will restrict it to 4gigs? its got two slots and they make a 4gig chip....and no, for what i do, 8gigs is not over kill....and if the motherboard doesnt restrit it, ill be getting 8gigs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Philippe Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Are you planning on sending a satellite over the moon using you laptop anytime soon? Anyway. Your chipset probably won't manage it. Read the documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyMiller Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 actually, creating a RAM drive is handy and if you use VMware to install Windows on a 4gig RAM drive, its pretty sweet, then again, i never turn my computer off..lol we will see how it works.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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