Thanks Aryeh, that seems like good advice.
-- Andrew mailto:[email protected] Sunday, April 26, 2009, 10:50:42 PM, you wrote: > Hello, > If Crucial still accepts a return if the memory module does not work > then I would suggest purchasing from them. The PC2-6400 (DDR2-800MHz) > module should clock down to PC2-5300 (DDR2-667MHz) speed, however, it > might be a good idea to try installing a matched pair of PC2-6400 > memory modules and seeing if they are accessed at the higher speed. > Regards, > Aryeh Goretsky > At 10:00 AM 4/24/2009, you wrote: >>Message: 7 >>Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:14:04 -0400 >>From: Andrew Webber <[email protected]> >>Subject: [Thinkpad] X300: RAM update? >>To: ThinkPad List <[email protected]> >>Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1250 >> >>When I got my X300, I had some lockup problems. Since then they've >>pretty much gone away, I wasn't able to find a source for the problem >>or a pattern, and I wonder if a BIOS or other update fixed it. >> >>I've also still got only 2GB RAM which I know is too little for Vista. >>Occasionally it looks like the notebook has locked up when it's >>actually just slow. >> >>I figure I should get a 2GB SODIMM in case I go to 64bit OS at some >>point. The price is pretty low so I'm thinking it's worth it just in >>case. >> >>www.crucial.com says I should buy 200-pin SODIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 and >>that Lenovo specs a minimum PC2-5300. Both are the same price on their >>site, is there any downside to the faster >>RAM used beside a Lenovo issue SODIMM? >> >>"CT791083 ? DDR2 PC2-6400 ? CL=6 ? Unbuffered ? NON-ECC ? DDR2-800 ? >>1.8V ? 256Meg x 64" vs. "CT791088 ? DDR2 PC2-5300 ? CL=5 ? Unbuffered >>? NON-ECC ? DDR2-667 ? 1.8V ? 256Meg x 64" >> >>On their sites, Crucial is $27, Kingston is $40, and Lenovo is $44 (US >>sites). Not that much more for Lenovo. >> >>Newegg's pricing ranges from $20 to $27 on the 2GB (5300), on names >>like Mushkin and PNY to Crucial and Kingston. >> >>Is there a difference between them? Are some brands important to >>avoid? >> >>Thanks! >> >>-- >> Andrew mailto:[email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
