Will T42 memory modules work in a T61?

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Will T42 memory modules work in a T61?

#1 Post by cainxinth@comcast.net » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:03 pm

Will T42 memory modules work in a T61? I doubt it, but if figured I might as well ask. Thanks.

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#2 Post by SHoTTa35 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:35 pm

no, the T42 uses DDR, the newer systems uses DDR2
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#3 Post by qmp198596 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:08 pm

sorry,you can't.T42 uses DDR,but T61 uses DDR2 667
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#4 Post by Crunch » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:44 pm

qmp198596 wrote:sorry,you can't.T42 uses DDR,but T61 uses DDR2 667
Really? I thought it was DDR2 at 800MHz? To the OP, no, you can't use T42 RAM in T61's.
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#5 Post by qmp198596 » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:22 am

to Crunch:
yes,it is.based on the intel mobile chips,the RAM is 667,not 800(but on the desktop,it is 800)
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