in ThinkPad: P and W Series Mobile Workstations https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-P-and-W-Series-Mobile-Workstations/Is-Factory-installed-RAM-in-Dual-Channel-Mode/m-p/325005 ThinkPad: P and W Series Mobile Workstations topics Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:24:43 +0000 tp07_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325005 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:24:43 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325005 VooX <![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325035 When you purchase your, I assume, W510 or W701, you were given the option to choose the number of memory DIMMs to be installed.  e.g. 2 x 2GB, 1 x 4GB...etc.

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Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:59:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325035 Chatbox
<![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325039
So i got to change it myself.

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Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:04:30 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325039 shidevil
<![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325183 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:44:03 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325183 VooX <![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325361
I agree that this is just plain silly. ]]>
Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:16:41 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325361 don820
<![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325487 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:49:55 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325487 shidevil <![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325653
In on an iPhone, so I can't link the excellent thread on these forums which detail the exact slots. You can also check out Intel's site for your processor's user manual which describes all possib ]]>
Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:56:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/325653 VooX
<![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/329335 In as far as how much RAM your i7-820QM supports you can check out this link:

 

]]> Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:21:42 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/329335 W700User <![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/329467 According to Intel, in the quad core laptop i7 chips, for dual channel you need to use Slot 0 and Slot 1.  One is located under the keyboard, the other underneath the laptop.

 

AN UPDATE:  My laptop arrived today and the 2 x 4GB modules are in Slot 0 and Slot 1 poisitions.  Well done, ]]> Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:32:14 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/329467 VooX <![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374351 to W700User: 'Punch Card', Thanks for the links provided.

 

But it seems as if a Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor

supports a total 16GB of RAM as this option is available when ordering a Thinkpad W701ds ]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:07:19 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374351 snahl <![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374415 My friend's W510 came with 2X4GB of RAM and wasn't in dual-channel mode. My W701 also came with 2X4GB of RAM but was in dual-channel mode.

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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:01:53 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374415 hazart
<![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374419
wrote:

to W700User: 'Punch Card', Thanks for the links provided.

 

But it seems as if a Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor

supports a total 16GB of RAM as this option is available when ordering a Thinkpa ]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:04:20 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374419 hazart <![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374623 I posted the same question about 8 or 16GB RAM at Intel Forum: 

 

Dual channel memory, Max. memory = 16GB

 

Case closed.

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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:10:20 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/374623 snahl
<![CDATA[ Re: Is Factory-installed RAM in Dual-Channel Mode? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/3526824 Actually, the maximum memory is even more than 16GB. I have a W510 running with 20GB (8+4+4+4, yes, this laptop has 4 DIMM slots and they work fine with the 820). Unfortunately this is not explainable with the available (and linked) Intel specs. The maximum memory of modern x86 machines does not ]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2017 14:09:42 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/325005/3526824 stefanct