Clover Trail (Atom Z2760), max. usable memory

[kukreknecmi]

As far as i know z2760 is limited to 2gb RAM support and tablets will be delivered via 2gb of ram. So i wonder, if this 2gb support is some kinda hw limited issue where os can adress up to just 2 gb and never let use more of under any circumstance cuz of hw underlying it? Or if there may be some workarounds to use more than this announced 2 gb of ram?

Some of you may be familiar with programs that allow you to map/use the unused ram that is beyond 4gb with 32 bit Windows (especially cache like programs).

Say, you have 8 gigs of ram under a 32 bit Windows, you cant use half of it. Yet you can use the unmapped 4gb of it via some disk cache programs, where you have 4 gb of ram for Windows and other programs, 4gb of ram for disk cache (ofc i know this kind of usage is non-ideal).

So i wonder, if this kind of usage is possible for some Atom chips.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Its an artificially limit. But fused in hardware, so you cant change it. And no, you cant use anything above that either.

The server Atoms for example supports 8GB.

You cant use above 4GB in regular 32bit Windows to anything. Only the server versions that supports up to 64GB on 32bit can.

 

[SPBHM]

Its an artificially limit. But fused in hardware, so you cant change it. And no, you cant use anything above that either.

The server Atoms for example supports 8GB.

You cant use above 4GB in regular 32bit Windows to anything. Only the server versions that supports up to 64GB on 32bit can.

you can use as a ramdisk, even if you have something like 64GB of ram, you could use 60 as a ramdisk on windows XP 32bit
if the CPU/Chipset/MB supports over 2GB.

 

[podspi]

I doubt it matters, since most systems with that chip will have the memory soldered on. That being said, the 'chipset' probably ignores all memory above 2gb, meaning no software tricks will help access any additional memory.

 

[IntelUser2000]

I doubt it matters, since most systems with that chip will have the memory soldered on. That being said, the 'chipset' probably ignores all memory above 2gb, meaning no software tricks will help access any additional memory.

Exactly. I don't think many manufacturers if at all will try a larger size either. Clover Trail is like Medfield in that memory is delivered via PoP(Package on Package) configuration to save area.

Perhaps that may change in the future generations though.

 

[RU482]

Its an artificially limit. But fused in hardware, so you cant change it. And no, you cant use anything above that either.

The server Atoms for example supports 8GB.

You cant use above 4GB in regular 32bit Windows to anything. Only the server versions that supports up to 64GB on 32bit can.

are you sure? On the Atom Cedar Trail N2600, the spec says max 2GB, single channel. I've got a board that has been running a 4GB SoDimm for 6+ months now.

Granted, memory down is a whole different ball game....would be interesting to see the results of soldering down a set of higher density chips (assuming the pinout is the same)