PB iStart 1359 ram question

[vale46]

Hi, just a quick question about this PC.

I got this ages ago and dug it out for a friend to learn with, it has 1gig of DDR2 onboard (2x512) and i was just wondering if i could up it to 4gig ?

The ram for sale sites tell me it can only have 2gig but i have 2 spare 2 gig strips that match and wondered if i would blow anything up putting them in like its the MB that cant handle anymore then 2gig !? i dont know ;p

I know 32bit OS only use 3gig ish but i was more afraid of damaging something upping it to 4gig. (I know it wont see 4gig i just have them in a drawer)

Hope you can help me out before i plug em in lol

Regards,

Vale.

 

[pcaceit]

Go to your pc's or motherboards manufacturer's web site and look up the specs it will tell you what the max ram capability is.

 

[Tedster]

you will not be able to use anymore than 3.1gb of ram if you have a 32bit operating system. Even if you install 4gb

 

[vale46]

I know 32bit OS only use 3gig ish but i was more afraid of damaging something upping it to 4gig. (I know it wont see 4gig i just have them in a drawer)

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Thanks, i already knew that as mentioned in the first post ! my worry was, all the Ram sites, like Mr ram and Memory bits all state this PC only takes 2GIG, is that a motherboard maximum or something else ?

Like i said, these 2 Ram mods i have are just wasting away in a drawer so putting them in isnt a waste even if i only get 3.1GIG form them, i just dont want to damage the MB.

Is it possible to use these 2 mods even if the Ram slae sites only state a max of 2gig ?

Will it damge the MB ?

Thanks again for any unput.