Hi Just got HP Mini 210, specific model number 210-1073TU. It comes preloaded with windows 7 32 bit (what does this mean??) anyway I find the netbook a tad to slow for my liking since it's actually having minimal programs on it. Thus would like to upgrade the RAM from 1GB to 2GB or more if allowed.
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I went to HP and it says for this model the max is only 1GB but however across the net I saw some guide on how to install at least 2GB on this netbook.
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Appreciate that someone can help and provide me
a) Can HP mini 210 be upgraded to a 2GB or more?
b) If yes, can I have the specific RAM model i.e. SD or anything? Sorry I'm totally newbie in this and know nuts......Btw, how much does it cost?
c) Also would it be worth it to upgrade the RAM and will there be significant change to the speed? If there aren't, then no point lor..
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Thanks

to the general users, 32-bit simply means u can't use more than 3GB of RAM... which is not a concern for netbook...

a) Yes
b) look for DDR2 800MHz
c) it's really up to u... currently i am using a Acer Aspire One with same spec as ur HP mini, but using Win7 Home Premium x64 (pre-loaded with XP, but it's time to move on), performance is pretty snappy... of course it's not as fast as mt C2D laptop, but is still acceptable... perhaps u can try removing the HP apps and do some housekeeping first and see how it goes...

Hihi Astria,
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Thank for the feedback. To your answer B....DDR2 800MHz this would 2GB or 3GB or 1GB. Either I get 2GB/3GB straight or multilple of 1GB. Do you know the cost of these RAMs?
Another question with regards to HP Mini 210, how many slots are there for the RAMs. Think this question is related to the above statement as would like to know how many pieces of RAMs I should buy...budget permitted...huhuhuhu.
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I'm new to window 7 as currently a Mac User..after not using PC for quite sometime, kena slow2 with window 7 else I'll corrupt the PC. But thanks for the advice though. And you're right, HP comes loaded with their customary applications.

it really depends... Atom N450 has been designed to take in a max of 2x 2GB of RAM, but most netbooks i see in the market have only 1 slot...

u can either open up the back panel to check how many slots the netbook has, or if u re afraid to open up (though eventually u'll need to since u want to upgrade), u can get a free program call CPU-Z, which will display all the basic hardware info of the system, including how many slots for RAM it has...

so depending on the number of slots u ve, u'll be looking at either 1 stick of 1GB RAM (if u ve 2 slots), or 1 stick of 2GB RAM (if u ve 1 slot, which also mean u'll ve 1 stick of 1GB unused also if u really upgrade)...

actually, a more economical way (if u're really budget restraint), take a piece of fast SD Card of at least 1GB (preferably 2GB) and put it into the netbook, then make use of ReadyBoost... this would use the SD card as temporary RAM... it's not as fast as RAM, but it's still faster than the HDD... that should boost the performance slightly without burning a hole in ur pocket and no unused RAM sitting around if u ve only 1 RAM slot...

I read review from someone before this stating that this model only got one slot.
So you can expand to 2GB ram only.

Yeah, I'm using this netbook too now.

Astria,
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Thanks. Saw the youtube on opening the back panel for the HP210..seems easy, as there're only 2 clips to open from the Batt placement...hehehehe...but just afraid I'll be unable to put it back together la....But thanks though....thought of bringing to lowyat or something to get them to do it. So 2GB is the max I can go laa, Don't think there're any 3GB RAM single stick is sold??? Btw, any idea of how much 2GB RAM would cost? Thanks much
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On the economical way you've proposed...I HAVE NO IDEA on what you're talking about...hahaah But will do more research on this. Thanks for the alternative......


Askarperang..
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Hey cool and great senang we can change stories....So have you upgraded to 2GB or still using 1GB? From ur reply I think you're still using 1GB?? If you're using 2GB, how's the speed, any diff to the comp usage? You're right, saw the youtube on a tutorial of changing RAM, seems theres only one slot so max can go 2GB......
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Have you used the netbook for leisure gaming purposes? etc. like SIM ker

2GB is around RM150-160 a piece...
There's no 3GB a piece, only 4GB, but that's around RM500++ last time.....

Nope. Thought of upgrading but not yet.
I don't use this netbook for gaming. Sorry can't tell.
Normal surf internet and microsoft office applications.
Watch video also not a problem.

But battery life sucks. 3 cells battery.

Okay guys...Thanks much for the help and explanation!!!!
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A visit to lowyatt is overdue..hehehe will let you know the outcome once I've upgraded....
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Regards
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Btw, urmm any brand would do right so long it's DDR2 800 MHZ??? Kingston shud be fine??

yup... any brand is fine... so juz grab the cheapest u see will do (more often than not, it should be Kingston ValueRAM... )

Hmm.. good thread. I just ordered 1 from HP with 6cells. and just like TS will be upgrading the ram too..

6 cells?

Most of us got ours from streamyx. Come with only 3 cells battery.

My friend also has a similar netbook. One prob, there's no underpanel, its completely blank.

can use window xp instead of win7?
win7 & vista kinda consuming high ram... xp is alwayz d best...
but need to reformat it. are there any available drivers for xp version?
thanks

You'd need to boot from a USB flash drive, as most netbooks do not have a DVD/CD drive.

And setting up a WinXP bootable flash drive won't be as straightforward as for WinVista or Win7.

I think, you should add more RAM, or switch off those visual themes.

it's time to move on...

in fact, i think i am more productive in Win7 than in XP...

btw, @ soonlee33 : WinXp is already 10 years old. The hardware support may be limited.

thanks eric for the info...
maybe u r right...xp drivers are reli hard to find nowadayz...
i might consider using sd card as a ram backup
class 6 2gb sd card will do huh

As in Ready Boost? I guess it should be fine.

yea even my 2gb pendrive has ready boost.
ps: formatting netbook is soo unlike flashing my winmo htc hd, but they share the same concept
anybody diy format via usb drive b4?

This post has been edited by soonlee33: Mar 25 2010, 09:23 PM