Question Lenovo Ideapad1 Model 15ADA7 RAM

[dhooker]

I was given to understand from the Crucial Memory site that the Lenovo Ideapad1 Laptop - Model 15ADA7 had 4GB RAM soldered to the motherboard. Attempting to upgrade my RAM I find that the RAM module in the (only) slot is 8GB and that is the amount shown in SETTINGS - RAM. I was expecting the RAM Module to be 4GB which could then be upgraded to 12GB by adding an 8GB Module. Any thoughts on this.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums and Happy New Year, newcomer!

Looking through this;
https://psref.lenovo.com/WDProduct/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_1_15ADA7?tab=spec
and this;
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo...pgrade-RAM-On-My-IdeaPad-1-15ADA7/m-p/5247614
tells me you're at the limit as to how much ram the laptop can and will support, meaning 4GB soldered on and 8GB SO-DIMM in the solo slot.

You could experiment by sourcing a 1x16GB DDR4-2400MHz stick of ram and then dropping it in place of the 8GB stick of ram and see if you're able to get the laptop to POST and boot to OS GUI.

Mind you, you should make sure your laptop is on the latest BIOS version prior to performing the above mentioned experiment/test.

If the stick of ram you pulled out of the laptop is DDR4-2400Mhz, that's the highest frequency the laptop can effectively work with.

 

[dhooker]

Welcome to the forums and Happy New Year, newcomer!

Looking through this;
https://psref.lenovo.com/WDProduct/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_1_15ADA7?tab=spec
and this;
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo...pgrade-RAM-On-My-IdeaPad-1-15ADA7/m-p/5247614
tells me you're at the limit as to how much ram the laptop can and will support, meaning 4GB soldered on and 8GB SO-DIMM in the solo slot.

You could experiment by sourcing a 1x16GB DDR4-2400MHz stick of ram and then dropping it in place of the 8GB stick of ram and see if you're able to get the laptop to POST and boot to OS GUI.

Mind you, you should make sure your laptop is on the latest BIOS version prior to performing the above mentioned experiment/test.

If the stick of ram you pulled out of the laptop is DDR4-2400Mhz, that's the highest frequency the laptop can effectively work with.

Thanks, I've looked at the references above. Point is - if there is 4GB soldered to the motherboard and the DDR4 module in the slot is 8GB then the Settings - Ram should indicate 12GB but it doesn't. It only shows 8GB. One of the refs above referred to a max Ram of 20GB which would be correct for 4GB soldered and 16GB in the slot. How do you determine if the 4GB is soldered to the board. Do you take the DDR4 out of the slot and see if it runs (ie. shows Settings - Ram = 4GB. This may be nit-picking but since I would like 12GB with my 8GB in slot it would be a bonus otherwise I'll just buy a 16B module and fit that. A thought! Is there a jumper on the motherboard that Enables/Disables the 4GB soldered Ram.

 

[Bob.B]

Thanks, I've looked at the references above. Point is - if there is 4GB soldered to the motherboard and the DDR4 module in the slot is 8GB then the Settings - Ram should indicate 12GB but it doesn't. It only shows 8GB. One of the refs above referred to a max Ram of 20GB which would be correct for 4GB soldered and 16GB in the slot. How do you determine if the 4GB is soldered to the board. Do you take the DDR4 out of the slot and see if it runs (ie. shows Settings - Ram = 4GB. This may be nit-picking but since I would like 12GB with my 8GB in slot it would be a bonus otherwise I'll just buy a 16B module and fit that. A thought! Is there a jumper on the motherboard that Enables/Disables the 4GB soldered Ram.

Remove the ram from the slot....test.

 

[dhooker]

Remove the ram from the slot....test.

I'll have a go.