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RAM voltage : 2,6 V in a 2,5 V slot ?

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:59 am
by thinktwice
Hi,

I have a 1 Gb DDR1 400 SO-DIMM (pc-3200s) memory module from Kingston, on which is written 2,6 V.
(Reference : KVR400X64SC3A/1G)

On the RAM slot of my ThinkPad T42 is written : 2,5 V.

I read here and there that voltage is important.

The voltage required by the Kingston module is only 4 % higher than thus written on the RAM slot.

Can I use this memory module without risk, or could the small voltage difference lead to unstability, freezes, a.s.o ?

Re: RAM voltage : 2,6 V in a 2,5 V slot ?

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:58 am
by RealBlackStuff
Quite possibly it will not work (not because of the voltage).
The T42 takes PC2100 or (best) PC2700 RAM.
Some PC3200 RAM is backwards compatible but not all!