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June 2, 2014 5:26:38 PM

Lenovo Idea Centre K410 Currently has 1-stick of 4 GB DDR 3 12800 -11-11-B1 HMT351U6CFR8C-PB NO AA 1214 ( CL 11 ) from what i understand. I want to Upgrade to Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) CL9 Memory Model BLS2KIT8G3D1339DS1S00, Will this work w/o changing BIOS or should i stick to the DDR3 12800 speed ? I need to install ful ver. windows 7 64 bit , I can do with present ram or should i wait & install when ram is upgraded. I just want it to work right & have no problem w/MS windows points, Changing the config. of the PC with ram upgrade

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June 2, 2014 5:34:06 PM

go to lenovo site. look up your model. see if they have recommendations.
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June 2, 2014 5:45:04 PM

I usually give folks this spiel on prebuilt computers but I never dealt with Lenovo looking at it at the website it claims ''HIGH PERFORMANCE, UPGRADABLE GAMING PC'' but I did not see a upgrade page for it [???] but i'll just throw this to you .. but it did say up to 32gb of 1600 what ever you take that as meaning [??] good luck

some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers
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June 2, 2014 6:00:12 PM

Ty Both for responding so quickly, I tried the lenovo site it only mentioned both 12800 & 10600 would work, Could not get any spec's for the PC itself, Yes i did download user manual but not right info. i need. Any Thoughts on the windows upgrade before or after ram UG is CL 11 better than CL 9 ?
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June 2, 2014 6:10:29 PM

see heres the thing ----you got to know the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers


so if they support the windows you want to install I guess but if its a windows there not supporting on there download page then you 100% on your own... so if they got support for xp vista and 7 but not 8 and you want to load 8 then your not supported by any help from them,, no bios no drivers no nothing that's not on there list.. folks think these store bought computers are the same as as the ones we get from asus -gigabyte -asrock and so on but there not...
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June 2, 2014 7:47:58 PM

junkeymonkey said:
I usually give folks this spiel on prebuilt computers but I never dealt with Lenovo looking at it at the website it claims ''HIGH PERFORMANCE, UPGRADABLE GAMING PC'' but I did not see a upgrade page for it [???] but i'll just throw this to you .. but it did say up to 32gb of 1600 what ever you take that as meaning [??] good luck

some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers


Ty for your help I will be installing full version windows 7 64 bit home version from Disc. :) 
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