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Mixing RAM speeds in a T43p
Mixing RAM speeds in a T43p
I have a T43P with a 1GB stick of PC4200 RAM. If I add a second 1GB stick of PC5300 will there be any problems?
Thanx
Mike
Thanx
Mike
ThinkPad T42 2373
Pentium M 1.7GHz
2 GB Kingston RAM
40 GB HDD
Windows 7 Enterprise
2878 Docking Station
Pentium M 1.7GHz
2 GB Kingston RAM
40 GB HDD
Windows 7 Enterprise
2878 Docking Station
Re: Mixing RAM speeds in a T43p
Nope, will run just fine, at PC2-4200 speeds.
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George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
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Abused daily: T520, X200s
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Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: Mixing RAM speeds in a T43p
Just wanted to be sure, I know IBM can be particular with hardware. I'm fixing it up to sell, don't want it to come back to me with problems.ajkula66 wrote:Nope, will run just fine, at PC2-4200 speeds.
Thanx again!
ThinkPad T42 2373
Pentium M 1.7GHz
2 GB Kingston RAM
40 GB HDD
Windows 7 Enterprise
2878 Docking Station
Pentium M 1.7GHz
2 GB Kingston RAM
40 GB HDD
Windows 7 Enterprise
2878 Docking Station
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Re: Mixing RAM speeds in a T43p
Mike's question is very interesting.
And not only concerning the T43p; also for other T4x models.
As 1Gb sticks of PC-2700 RAM are quite hard to find and expensive, could it be cheaper to use DDR RAM sticks with higher maximal speed ?
Will a Thinkpad T4x perform as well with higher speed RAM sticks or could there be some loss of performance to some frequency conversion?
@ajukla 66 : Have you really tested RAM sticks 4200 on a Thinpad where 2700 RAM was initially ?
And not only concerning the T43p; also for other T4x models.
As 1Gb sticks of PC-2700 RAM are quite hard to find and expensive, could it be cheaper to use DDR RAM sticks with higher maximal speed ?
Will a Thinkpad T4x perform as well with higher speed RAM sticks or could there be some loss of performance to some frequency conversion?
@ajukla 66 : Have you really tested RAM sticks 4200 on a Thinpad where 2700 RAM was initially ?
Re: Mixing RAM speeds in a T43p
No, because that's simply impossible. As in physically impossible.thinktwice wrote: @ajukla 66 : Have you really tested RAM sticks 4200 on a Thinpad where 2700 RAM was initially ?
ThinkPads that were shipped with PC2700 (T42/p, R50p, X32..) are DDR.
Those (like T43/p) that went out with PC2-4200 are DDR2.
...Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules...(King Crimson)
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
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