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Question posted by schmidtr on March 25th, 2014

I'm Running Windows 7 Home @ 64 M. Can I Install Up To 8g Of Ram?

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on March 25th, 2014 2:25 PM

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No, this computer only supports up to 4GB of RAM. See here for more info.

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Owner's Manual - Page 4

... Changing the Display Settings 33 Power Management 33 Power Management Options in Microsoft® Windows® XP 33 Standby Mode 33 Hibernate Mode 34 Power Options Properties 35 Power... . . 43 Using Nvidia MediaShield 44 Transferring Information to a New Computer 44 Setting Up a Home and Office Network 47 Connecting to a Network Adapter 47 Network Setup Wizard 47 Connecting to the ...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

... not start up 58 The computer stops responding 59 A program stops responding 59 A program crashes repeatedly 59 A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system . . . . . 60 A solid blue screen appears 60 Other software problems 61 Media Card Reader Problems 62 Memory Problems 63 Mouse Problems...

Owner's Manual - Page 23

... install the printer driver: If your printer. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 23 1 2 3 1 USB connector on computer 2 USB connector on printer 3 USB printer cable 3 Turn on the printer and then turn on the computer. 4 Depending on page 84 and the documentation that came with your computer is running the Microsoft® Windows...

Owner's Manual - Page 27

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Owner's Manual - Page 29

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Owner's Manual - Page 33

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Owner's Manual - Page 34

... of hibernation. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. 34 Setting Up and...slot and you . When the computer exits from hibernate mode, the desktop is a card in prior to a reserved area on the Power...power button. NOTICE: The graphics card in your computer is installed in hibernate mode, pressing a key on your hard drive ...

Owner's Manual - Page 35

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Owner's Manual - Page 42

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Owner's Manual - Page 43

... . NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the RAID array and...keys to the Array Disks field. For information on how to install a hard drive, see "About RAID Configurations (For Windows Vista only)" on the selected drives in the loss of RAID levels and their ...

Owner's Manual - Page 44

...you transfer files and other data from one of the rebuild process. Windows® XP: The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move ...the hard drive you to the operating system your computer while the computer is running. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the hard drives in the System Tasks ...

Owner's Manual - Page 47

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Owner's Manual - Page 54

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Owner's Manual - Page 55

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Owner's Manual - Page 56

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Owner's Manual - Page 57

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Owner's Manual - Page 60

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Owner's Manual - Page 61

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Owner's Manual - Page 62

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Owner's Manual - Page 178

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