Comments on: 2GB of RAM in a UMPC? The answer is…

By: Gunderstorm

Gunderstorm — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:28:26 +0000

You can and I have, thanks to this blog!

By: tlwi

tlwi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:51:09 +0000

Hey, I just came across this blog. I have a samsung Q1 NP with celerom M processor and currently 512MB RAM. It is probably the first version. I still have XP Home and would like to know if I can upgrade the memory to 2GB.

Thanks.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:16:39 +0000

I have the Q1b, and when I was somewhere other then here. I tryed to do a 1GB upgrade and failed. It would not boot. I assumed the chip was the problem but now… I went out and purchased a 2GB chip and it still does not boot up. I understand form what I have read here that I may not be able to upgrade past 1GB but what I don’t understand is how I get this thing to boot after I have done the upgrade.

Right now I am thinking about trying to manually chang the Bios to read 2GB and then chang out the chip and reboot.

What do you think, any words of encouragement, or input would be helpful.

TY
Rob

By: ronronronron

ronronronron — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:27:36 +0000

HELP HELP!!!
i put in a 2gb stick of PC-5300 667DDR2

bios is 20MA ... bios and vista both recognise the new ram.
all was ok for a short time, then had multiple crashes and blue screens of death - various numbers and messages on the blue screen, one says: MEMORY_MANGEMENT

- the guy in the PC shop said 667 is backward compatible, and will work.
- windows vista suggests i could use the recovery CD to repair the installation.

what should I do?
any advice very welcome. thanks!

By: ron

ron — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:08:31 +0000

thanks. i'll try again later, after work.
does it make a difference which area opens first? my q1 opened easily at the bottom of screen area but wouldnt move at the top. i'll try opening from the top first.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:45:59 +0000

You have to be very careful opening the cover. If you have all 6 screws removed, the only things holding the front and back of the unit together are plastic interlocking tabs. They join the front and the back cover. Make sure you open up the door panel of the VGA port and the Ethernet port so those are out of your way. Then it's a matter of separating the front and back (carefully) where the few tabs are.

By: Someone

Someone — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:18:55 +0000

Yes I need help too, can't seem to open the back cover... Thanks!

By: ron

ron — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:23:11 +0000

i've taken the 6 screws out, and mostly opened the case ...but is there a clip or something on the inside the case, near where the power on/off switch is?
...i cant see what's stopping me open it fully to take the cover right off and i dont want to force it. anyone else found this?

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:48:08 +0000

2 GB isn't supported in the Q1B due to the VIA chipset. 1 GB is the max.

By: Someone

Someone — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:19:57 +0000

Has anyone tried 2GB with Samsung Q1B yet?