M2N68-LA (Narra6) max ram support I'm confused....

[ChronoX_]

Hey guys!

I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm following the proper procedure with writing new posts! I'm pretty excited to become part of this community.

There is a conflicting info on the HP page for this M2N68-LA (Narra6) motherboard that says max ram for this motherboard is 4GB ddr3 240 chip set ram but then I saw someone on sevenforums.com says that 64-bit OS are able to support up to 8GB max ram....Preview

I just want to upgrade my ram from 1GB to 8GB(2x4GB)....but my current OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit but 64-bit capable base on Performance Information and Tools.....Preview

So do I need to upgrade my OS to 64-bit then only install 8GB of ram or should I just install 4GB of ram on my current 32-bit OS or what??Please help....

 

[volcanoscout]

The 32-bit OS will only see and use 4GB of DRAM. If you want to use 8GB, you'd need to upgrade to the 64-bit. The motherboard itself is capable of supporting four 2GB 800MHz DDR2 memory sticks, for a total of 8GB.

It's a little confusing, but the OS max and the motherboard max are not always the same.

 

[volcanoscout]

I should edit my last post: I said the motherboard will support 800MHz DDR2 DRAM. It will also support slower DDR2 memory sticks, like 533 MHz and 667 MHz, not just 800MHz.

 

[ChronoX_]

My motherboard only have 2 ram slots...The ram that currently on my motherboard is 1GB DDR3 ,btw I want my pc to be more faster....does the frequency affect the performance of my pc?

 

[volcanoscout]

You must have a newer version than the ones I saw online. I just re-read your original post - looks like 2GB per slot, if the 4GB total is correct. Can you post a link to the page you referenced?

Yes, the frequency decides how fast the DRAM can operate. The higher the frequency, the higher the speed. There's a limit to how much your mobo and CPU can support, though. Should say on the support page.

 

[chris420]

I also have a narra6 6.02 mobo but am unsure if i can upgrade the ram past 4gb i took the tw0 samsung 2gb 2rx8 pc3 10600u -09-10-BO out i would like to make it 8gb if poss (os w7 64bit) and if so do you have any suggestions thanks

 

[martinko96]

I know I am replying to older thread but I mean my answer can help users which are interested in this.

I have motherboard labeled as M2N68-LA (REV: 6.02) which have two DDR3 RAM slots.
Originally I had one 4 GB DDR3 RAM memory installed.

I bought a 2x4 GB DDR3 1333MHz CL9 1.5V (dual channel ,single rank) RAM and computer works fine with 8GB of RAM.
When I open Task manager I can see that I have 8GB RAM installed, HWInfo also says that. And when I played GTA V multiplayer last time my system totally used around 6,5 GB of RAM

But when I entered BIOS, It look like BIOS does not recognize RAM because it says Installed memory 0 MB.

So, 8GB RAM (2x4GB) work in this motherboard, only BIOS does not recognize it (but it does not matter).

 

[zerodegrees536]

Narra6 Mother board supports up to 16gb ram, this is my current setup

Narra6 motherboard 16GB ram = mind blown!

Nothing was done to make this work, except I did read windows 7 or windows 10 professional was required. I could be completely wrong though as I've never tested any home editions.