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[SOLVED]How to check if my ram is x8 or x16 without opening computer?

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Parroty69

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Oct 27, 2021 240 7 1,595 I have a laptop and I want to know if my ram is x16 or x8 without opening it because doing that will void my warranty. How can I check if my ram is x8 or x16 without opening my computer? Solution

Parroty69 said: So is this good 1rx8 ram or bad 1rx16 ram? Click to expand...

https://www.amazon.com/Micron-MTA8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1/dp/B084GQRGMW You have the 1rx8 Sort by date Sort by votes

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Parroty69 said: I have a laptop and I want to know if my ram is x16 or x8 without opening it because doing that will void my warranty. How can I check if my ram is x8 or x16 without opening my computer? Click to expand...

RAM is not measured that way. Not sure what aspect of RAM you are trying to understand, but CPUz software can tell you evdrything about your RAM. Upvote 0 Downvote P

Parroty69

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Oct 27, 2021 240 7 1,595

kanewolf said: RAM is not measured that way. Not sure what aspect of RAM you are trying to understand, but CPUz software can tell you evdrything about your RAM. Click to expand...

I was afraid that my pc had 1rx16 ram because I read this article about manufacturers sneaking low performance ram into laptops: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Bewar...h-compared-to-the-1Rx8-variants.548193.0.html Here are my cpu ram readings:

https://imgur.com/sI37cdG

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https://imgur.com/JNiAYbC

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https://imgur.com/qsVCDC1

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hotaru.hino

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Sep 1, 2020 9,805 3,567 46,090 The Part Number is what you want look up. And looking that up gives me parts that the label says is a 1Rx8 The datasheet also says it uses a 4x4 bank grouping, which Notebookcheck said is the better one. Upvote 0 Downvote P

Parroty69

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Oct 27, 2021 240 7 1,595

hotaru.hino said: The Part Number is what you want look up. And looking that up gives me parts that the label says is a 1Rx8 The datasheet also says it uses a 4x4 bank grouping, which Notebookcheck said is the better one. Click to expand...

So is this good 1rx8 ram or bad 1rx16 ram? Upvote 0 Downvote H

hotaru.hino

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Sep 1, 2020 9,805 3,567 46,090

Parroty69 said: So is this good 1rx8 ram or bad 1rx16 ram? Click to expand...

https://www.amazon.com/Micron-MTA8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1/dp/B084GQRGMW You have the 1rx8 Upvote 0 Downvote Solution P

Parroty69

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Oct 27, 2021 240 7 1,595

hotaru.hino said: https://www.amazon.com/Micron-MTA8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1/dp/B084GQRGMW You have the 1rx8 Click to expand...

Thanks, it might be luckier that I bought this computer in June of 2020. Upvote 0 Downvote You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Facebook X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link

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