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Improving Performance on a Windows 7 Netbook

I recently purchased an ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - 10.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter).  In the default configuration the system only comes with one gigabyte of ram.  So naturally, I wanted to crank this up some.  I found a memory expansion kit that included a two gigabyte memory stick and an eight gigabyte SD Card.  After installing the two gigabytes of ram Windows 7 still reported only 1 gigabyte of ram.  To resolve this situation I needed to enter the bios.  To do so on the EeePC hold down the F2 keep after the system is turned on.  Just pressing it once took me to an Windows 7 boot menu.  All I had to do was enter the BIOS, Save and Exit.  This cause the system to recognize the additional memory.  I then added the eight gigabyte SD card and enabled ready boost.  After these changes I did notice improved performance and less lag.

 

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