EEE 900a 2Gb upgrade

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EEE 900a 2Gb upgrade

#1 Post by ThoriumBlvd »

I have an ASUS model 900a withh BIOS 0503. Puppy Slacko-5.5XL installed on formatted ext3 USB with save to ext3 SSD. There is no other OS or filing on the SSD or USB. Recently I was granted a few $$$ for Christmas, and would like to upgrade the RAM to a single 2Gb DDR2-667 stick. I'm pretty sure my Slacko-5.5XL can handle it, but is there a problem in BIOS accepting 2Gb? IIRC there WAS, but perhaps the kernel 3.2.33-4g overrides this. Unfortunate that eeeuser is closed. There was a wealth of info there that I referred to on many occasions. :(

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Updated...more info

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PSI reports thaat the CPU allows 2Gb, further investigation still uncertain as to wether BIOS allows it.
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#3 Post by Flash »

I have an old computer that claimed when I bought it that it could use up to 512 MB of RAM. When I later tried a single 512 MB stick of RAM, it wouldn't work, but two, 256 MB, sticks would. :?
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#4 Post by rokytnji »

Just be sure and buy the right stick. My 701SD and 900 ran on 2gig of ram just fine
when I changed out the 512MB stick. Bios won't struggle with it.

I sold my EEEPCs but I inserted that ram stick into this netbook.

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# dmidecode 2.9
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
28 structures occupying 1649 bytes.
Table at 0x000FCCA0.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
	Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
	Version: CM94515A.86A.0024.2008.0715.1716        
	Release Date: 07/15/2008
	Address: 0xF0000
	Runtime Size: 64 kB
	ROM Size: 1024 kB
	Characteristics:
		ISA is supported
		PCI is supported
		PNP is supported
		APM is supported
		BIOS is upgradeable
		BIOS shadowing is allowed
		ESCD support is available
		Boot from CD is supported
		Selectable boot is supported
		BIOS ROM is socketed
		EDD is supported
		5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
		8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
		Serial services are supported (int 14h)
		Printer services are supported (int 17h)
		CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
		ACPI is supported
		USB legacy is supported
		LS-120 boot is supported
		ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
		BIOS boot specification is supported
		Targeted content distribution is supported
	BIOS Revision: 8.14

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
	Manufacturer: manda
	Product Name: Intel powered classmate PC
	Version: Gen 1.5L
	Serial Number:                                 
	UUID: 00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
	Wake-up Type: Power Switch
	SKU Number:                                 
	Family:                                 

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
Base Board Information
	Manufacturer:                                 
	Product Name:                                 
	Version:                                 
	Serial Number:                                 
	Asset Tag:                                 
	Features:
		Board is a hosting board
		Board is replaceable
	Location In Chassis:                                 
	Chassis Handle: 0x0003
	Type: Motherboard
	Contained Object Handles: 0

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 21 bytes
Chassis Information
	Manufacturer:                                 
	Type: Notebook
	Lock: Not Present
	Version:                                 
	Serial Number:                                 
	Asset Tag:                                 
	Boot-up State: Safe
	Power Supply State: Safe
	Thermal State: Safe
	Security Status: None
	OEM Information: 0x00000000
	Height: Unspecified
	Number Of Power Cords: 1
	Contained Elements: 0

Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
	Socket Designation: CPU 1
	Type: Central Processor
	Family: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Intel            
	ID: C2 06 01 00 FF FB E9 BF
	Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU N270   @ 1.60GHz              
	Voltage: 1.3 V
	External Clock: 133 MHz
	Max Speed: 1666 MHz
	Current Speed: 1600 MHz
	Status: Populated, Enabled
	Upgrade: Other
	L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
	L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
	L3 Cache Handle: 0x0007
	Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
	Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
	Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: L1-Cache
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
	Operational Mode: Write Back
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 24 kB
	Maximum Size: 24 kB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Other
	Installed SRAM Type: Other
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: Parity
	System Type: Data
	Associativity: Other

Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: L2-Cache
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
	Operational Mode: Write Back
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 512 kB
	Maximum Size: 512 kB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Other
	Installed SRAM Type: Other
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
	System Type: Unified
	Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0007, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: L3-Cache
	Configuration: Disabled, Not Socketed, Level 3
	Operational Mode: Unknown
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 0 kB
	Maximum Size: 0 kB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Unknown
	Installed SRAM Type: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: Unknown
	System Type: Unknown
	Associativity: Unknown

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 5, 24 bytes
Memory Controller Information
	Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC
	Error Correcting Capabilities:
		None
	Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
	Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
	Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB
	Maximum Total Memory Size: 16384 MB
	Supported Speeds:
		Other
	Supported Memory Types:
		DIMM
		SDRAM
	Memory Module Voltage: 3.3 V
	Associated Memory Slots: 4
		0x0009
		0x000A
		0x000B
		0x000C
	Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
		None

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
	Socket Designation: DIMM0
	Bank Connections: 0 1
	Current Speed: 60 ns
	Type: DIMM SDRAM
	Installed Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Enabled Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Error Status: OK

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
	Socket Designation: DIMM1
	Bank Connections: 2 3
	Current Speed: 60 ns
	Type: DIMM SDRAM
	Installed Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Enabled Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Error Status: OK

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
	Socket Designation: DIMM2
	Bank Connections: 4 5
	Current Speed: 60 ns
	Type: DIMM SDRAM
	Installed Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Enabled Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Error Status: OK

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
	Socket Designation: DIMM3
	Bank Connections: 6 7
	Current Speed: 60 ns
	Type: DIMM SDRAM
	Installed Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Enabled Size: 536870912 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Error Status: OK

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
	Language Description Format: Abbreviated
	Installable Languages: 1
		en|US|iso8859-1
	Currently Installed Language: Not Specified

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 15, 35 bytes
System Event Log
	Area Length: 4 bytes
	Header Start Offset: 0x0000
	Header Length: 2 bytes
	Data Start Offset: 0x0002
	Access Method: Indexed I/O, one 16-bit index port, one 8-bit data port
	Access Address: Index 0x046A, Data 0x046C
	Status: Invalid, Not Full
	Change Token: 0x00000000
	Header Format: No Header
	Supported Log Type Descriptors: 6
	Descriptor 1: End of log
	Data Format 1: OEM-specific
	Descriptor 2: End of log
	Data Format 2: OEM-specific
	Descriptor 3: End of log
	Data Format 3: OEM-specific
	Descriptor 4: End of log
	Data Format 4: OEM-specific
	Descriptor 5: End of log
	Data Format 5: OEM-specific
	Descriptor 6: End of log
	Data Format 6: OEM-specific

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
	Location: System Board Or Motherboard
	Use: System Memory
	Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
	Maximum Capacity: Unknown
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Number Of Devices: 4

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000000003FF
	Range Size: 1 kB
	Physical Array Handle: 0x000F
	Partition Width: 0

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000F
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: Unknown
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: Unknown
	Locator: DIMM0
	Bank Locator: BANK0
	Type: DDR
	Type Detail: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Manufacturer00
	Serial Number: SerNum00
	Asset Tag: AssetTagNum0
	Part Number: ModulePartNumber00

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000000003FF
	Range Size: 1 kB
	Physical Device Handle: 0x0011
	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0010
	Partition Row Position: 1

Handle 0x0013, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000F
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: Unknown
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: Unknown
	Locator: DIMM1
	Bank Locator: BANK1
	Type: DDR
	Type Detail: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Manufacturer01
	Serial Number: SerNum01
	Asset Tag: AssetTagNum1
	Part Number: ModulePartNumber01

Handle 0x0014, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000000003FF
	Range Size: 1 kB
	Physical Device Handle: 0x0013
	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0010
	Partition Row Position: 1

Handle 0x0015, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000F
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: Unknown
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: Unknown
	Locator: DIMM2
	Bank Locator: BANK2
	Type: DDR
	Type Detail: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Manufacturer02
	Serial Number: SerNum02
	Asset Tag: AssetTagNum2
	Part Number: ModulePartNumber02

Handle 0x0016, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000000003FF
	Range Size: 1 kB
	Physical Device Handle: 0x0015
	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0010
	Partition Row Position: 1

Handle 0x0017, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000F
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: Unknown
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: Unknown
	Locator: DIMM3
	Bank Locator: BANK3
	Type: DDR
	Type Detail: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Manufacturer03
	Serial Number: SerNum03
	Asset Tag: AssetTagNum3
	Part Number: ModulePartNumber03

Handle 0x0018, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000000003FF
	Range Size: 1 kB
	Physical Device Handle: 0x0017
	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0010
	Partition Row Position: 1

Handle 0x0019, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
	Status: No errors detected

Handle 0x001A, DMI type 129, 8 bytes
OEM-specific Type
	Header and Data:
		81 08 1A 00 01 01 02 01
	Strings:
		Intel_ASF
		Intel ASF_001

Handle 0x001B, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table
I bought this stick ages ago and made sure eeepc compatibility was in the sales
description. Like I said. It ran fine on my eeepc 900.

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 # free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       2066148    1191520     874628          0      96584     634512
-/+ buffers/cache:     460424    1605724
Swap:      1546236          0    1546236
@Flash, The eeepc only has 1 ram slot. It has to be a single 2 gig stick. Just experienced info.
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#5 Post by ally »

2gb ram on both 701 & 900s no problem

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#6 Post by ThoriumBlvd »

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Handle 0x0008, DMI type 5, 18 bytes
Memory Controller Information
	Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC
	Error Correcting Capabilities:
		None
	Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
	Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
	Maximum Memory Module Size: 2048 MB
	Maximum Total Memory Size: 2048 MB
	Supported Speeds:
		Other
	Supported Memory Types:
		DIMM
		SDRAM
	Memory Module Voltage: 3.3 V
	Associated Memory Slots: 1
		0x0009
	Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
		None

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
	Socket Designation: DIMM0
	Bank Connections: 0 1
	Current Speed: Unknown
	Type: DIMM SDRAM
	Installed Size: 1024 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Enabled Size: 1024 MB (Single-bank Connection)
	Error Status: OK
Thank you ally.

Above is the report from the EEE900a... thus my Q.
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#7 Post by ally »

all I did was put a 2gb stick in

nothing else....

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