What would happen if...

[b2spirita]

you installed a greater amount of ram than the laptops capacity?

E.G if the max capacity is 2 gig, but i installed 3 gig.

[FoolTrottel]

1. No Boot.
2. Boot, but beeping errors.
3. Boot, start, 2GB memory.
4. Boot, start, smoking hot.
5. The Sky could fall.
6. ...

[b2spirita]

Those would be bad...

[MAXMHZ1959]

lol - How would you install more sticks than you can? Hammer time?

[NDS_Camp.]

Originally posted by MAXMHZ1959:
lol - How would you install more sticks than you can? Hammer time?

I was wondering the same thing...

What Laptop you got there mate? Brand and Type + specs?

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

Originally posted by MAXMHZ1959:
lol - How would you install more sticks than you can? Hammer time?

By using DIMMs of a larger capacity than is rated, i.e. a 2gb DIMM in a slot rate for 1gb DIMMs.

[NDS_Camp.]

Not if a system still runs DDR(1)...

In some cases with a bit older system that suport DDR2 its says maximum of 2GB (2x1GB) suported, but that may simply be because wen the text was written there was no DDR2 2GB SODIMM modules.

[b2spirita]

Originally posted by Urufu_Shinjiro:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by MAXMHZ1959:
lol - How would you install more sticks than you can? Hammer time?

By using DIMMs of a larger capacity than is rated, i.e. a 2gb DIMM in a slot rate for 1gb DIMMs. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah, this was what i meant.

[MAXMHZ1959]

Well, inserting a higher capacity DIMM than what the system is rated for will probably result in the system not even passing POST.

Some systems can be very picky about RAM. Even the wrong brand might result in it not starting up. The EEEPC e.g. is known for it's random-like accepting some SO-DIMM memories and refusing others. Even within the same brand+type.

I never tried this. In general I check the documentation first to see what the manufacturer advices.
Camp may very well be right too and it may just work.