I still use a Lenovo Thinkpad 410 as my main computer when travelling and teaching. It works fine, it is fast enough and has the video output I need.
Maximum RAM for T410 / support for 16GB RDIMMS? According to the 'Tech Specs' page for the T410 the maximum ram is 128GB (8 slots, 16GB dimms stated as supported). But according to that model T410 support pages (and parts pages) the maximum ram is 64GB. I called DELL Tech Support twice to check which one was correct. Notebook RAM upgrade » ThinkPad T410 T-Seriesby Lenovo. More speed with little fuss: Installing and testing RAM modules. Whether you are looking to configure your device yourself or upgrade it, equipping a device with sufficient RAM is one quick and easy way to ensure smoother and more efficient operations. Lenovo thinkpad t410 ram slots, Package Contents: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 loaded with Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit, power cord, software registration instructions and a 60 days warranty. Purchase from a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher and know that all Licenses and software are Legal and Legit.
So far, so good!
However, since in my training session I tend to use a couple of virtual machine to demonstrate concepts, I decided to upgrade my
4 GB RAM to the maximum supported 8 GB.As a surprise, when I opened the RAM slot I found only a stick for a total size of
2 GB, so where was the other one?It took me a while to understand that the second memory stick is under the keyboard:So if you have the very same Lenovo model, please take into account that a memory upgrade is not as simple as it is on other laptops.
Anyway, now my Lenovo has a full power of
8 GBLenovo T410 Memory Specs
, and that’s fine to run Linux hosting a couple of PostgreSQL virtual machines! Think about when your only operating system is asking for the total RAM!