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.
Thorium
EEE 900a 2Gb upgrade
- ThoriumBlvd
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EEE 900a 2Gb upgrade
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Updated...more info
PSI reports thaat the CPU allows 2Gb, further investigation still uncertain as to wether BIOS allows it.
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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.
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.
@Flash, The eeepc only has 1 ram slot. It has to be a single 2 gig stick. Just experienced info.
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
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
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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
Above is the report from the EEE900a... thus my Q.
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