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Subject: Re: OT: Max system physical memory
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Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> writes:

> My computer (HP Pavilion P7-1234, FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE [amd64]) has 2 240
> pin DIMM (DDR3, PC3-10600) the manual says the max memory is 8 GB but I see
> some 16 GB packages (2x8GB).   If I put one or two of these in will it see
> the extra memory?

Probably not.