Thinkpads Forum

Posted: **Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:29 pm**

I have a spare stick of PC100 256mb (CL2) ram that I bought under the assumption that it was Low Density Ram. It has 8 chips, 4 on each side.

I have yet to get it to work in any of my machines, because they all require Low Density Ram (IBM and Compaq). This stick was tested a year ago in a friend's Dell (either a Latitude or Inspiron) and it worked just fine.

If anyone here has a use for it, let me know. I paid $65 for it, but I know that I am not going to get that much for it now.

Please email me with any offers at 'tfflivemb2' AT yahoo dot com.

Paypal preferred.

EDIT: Pic added:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/ ... /256mb.jpg

Posted: **Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:23 pm**

Bump...before heading over to eBay to sell it.

Posted: **Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:58 pm**

I know this isn't of help selling the thing, but I just thought I'd pass this on for grins

I few years ago, when I worked in IT for a large university, one of my pass-times was to go over to the surplus warehouse periodically and see what they had around. They as any large institution these days always had a bunch of Dells. There were several of us from various departments that'd go with screwdrivers in our pockets and accumulate any parts that might be useful. To make a long story short, I'd end up with a lot of RAM for Dells and they virtually never worked in ThinkPads.

Toshibas on the other hand was about 50/50.

Good luck with your sale. I'm sure you can get a good price on ebay for RAM that work in Dells (especially PC100 256Mb sticks).

Posted: **Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:49 am**

Yeah, I even tried it in a Toshiba Tecra 8100 without luck.

Any Dell users out there?

Posted: **Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:04 pm**

Bump....one last try before eBay.

Posted: **Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:43 pm**

Forgive my ignorance, but which Thinkpad models can use high-density 256MB PC100 sticks? It seems that the low-density version is what most people seeks. My guess is, the low-density one is good for both PC66 and PC100 machines, whereas the high-density one can work only on PC100 machines. Am I right?

Posted: **Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:10 pm**

I have yet to get it to work in any Thinkpad. As stated before, it worked in a friend's Dell.

Posted: **Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:38 pm**

tfflivemb2 wrote:Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:23 pm
Bump...before heading over to eBay to sell it.

Do you have some unusual attachment to this memory?

Posted: **Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:42 pm**

dsigma6 wrote:
tfflivemb2 wrote:Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:23 pm
Bump...before heading over to eBay to sell it.
Do you have some unusual attachment to this memory?

Yes, it is called laziness.

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FS: 256mb PC100 High Density Ram (Infineon)

FS: 256mb PC100 High Density Ram (Infineon)

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