X31 Ram Upgrade. Detailed Question about 'what ram to buy'

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x31_RAM · #1 Post by **x31_RAM** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:28 pm

Hi there. Great forum.

Upgrading the RAM on my x31 2672. This is the first time I will have looked inside the guts of a machine.

I've had a read around the various topics about this and have ascertained that there is NO restriction on memory capacity, despite external sites out there saying that I can only max to 1gb.

SO - now that I know that I can swap out my 2 x 256mb cards and put in 2 x 1gb cards... I need to know exactly WHAT I am looking for online before I make my purchse. To be more specific - I want to make sure I buy the right thing/size etc..

IE - I have seen the terms DIMM and SO DIMM - I have see the terms ddr333(2700) and ddr400(pc3200) mentioned. I have also seen '200 pin' and '168 pin'

My question: Exactly WHAT should I be looking to purchase so it fits straight into my slots on my X31 2672 without a drama?

Is it a "ddr333 2700 200 pin SO DIMM"

If that is what it is.... what is the price range after tax that I should be looking at for each card. ($55 to $75)

Many thanks - Chris.

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:32 pm

You need 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Notebook Memory . I recommend Crucial.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145068

gujjuman · #3 Post by **gujjuman** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:02 pm

Agreed. I just upgraded my RAM about 30 minutes ago...very easy...i have been looking around for a good deal on the 1gb sticks and finally broke down and bought the PNY sticks from BestBuy...1GB x2 works very well...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 6236106350

I saw it on fry's about 2 weeks ago for ~$40 but it was with a rebate...

ajkula66 · #4 Post by **ajkula66** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:34 am

And, just in case you want to go "high on the hog" and install 2Gb of original IBM (made by Elpida in Japan) PC2700 memory with heatsinks and FRU numbers, you can PM me since I do have a matched set of these...

x31_RAM · #5 Post by **x31_RAM** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:06 pm

Package with RAM from NewEgg just arrived. VERY EXCITED!

Thanks for all you help.

#6 Post by **Harryc** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:24 pm

Let us know how the upgrade goes, and if you see any difference in performance after it is installed.

automatic_jack · #7 Post by **automatic_jack** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:01 am

Hi all,

can you please suggest me a Crucial US shop with international shipping (I live in Italy)?

Thanks

#8 Post by **Harryc** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:05 am

automatic_jack wrote:Hi all,

can you please suggest me a Crucial US shop with international shipping (I live in Italy)?

Thanks

Here you go -
http://www.crucial.com/

automatic_jack · #9 Post by **automatic_jack** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:44 am

Harryc wrote:
automatic_jack wrote:Hi all,

can you please suggest me a Crucial US shop with international shipping (I live in Italy)?

Thanks
Here you go -
http://www.crucial.com/

Great...thanks a lot

proaudioguy · #10 Post by **proaudioguy** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:57 pm

On the topic, I have an X32, with 2 sticks of 512. I want to put 2 GB in it. Are there any heat or power consumption issues to worry about?

What memory will work? I am pretty sure the PC-2700 is what it came with, but what will work. The older memory is actually just as expensive if not more so at times.

DVormann · #11 Post by **DVormann** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:20 pm

proaudioguy wrote:On the topic, I have an X32, with 2 sticks of 512. I want to put 2 GB in it. Are there any heat or power consumption issues to worry about?

With a good laboratory you probably can measure a very small difference in power consumption. This hardly affects battery time. LCD, CPU and HDD use most of the power. RAM power consumption is of no concern.

With effectively identical power consumption there is no heat issue.

proaudioguy · #12 Post by **proaudioguy** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:31 pm

Harryc wrote:You need 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Notebook Memory . I recommend Crucial.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145068

OK so I bought 2 of those. While I was at it I got one of those Lacie Big NAS drives. I hope it works well as a network share. I'm hoping to set it up as a RAID 1.

So I guess the new spec will be Pentium M 1.8GHz, 100Gig 7200, 2GB, Intel ABG. I do notice the intel card is weaker than the atheros card in my X60T.

#13 Post by **Harryc** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:22 pm

I am selling an Atheros card that would work perfectly in an X31/X32. If you are interested. see this thread -

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=52834

proaudioguy · #14 Post by **proaudioguy** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:36 am

Harryc wrote:I am selling an Atheros card that would work perfectly in an X31/X32. If you are interested. see this thread -

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=52834

Well I'm not certain it will be an issue. I need to consider that though.
I might like to get that card for the A31 though. I'll mull it over.

The X32 will mostly be used connected directly to a hot rodded linksys wifi router. I use remote desktop to remote control the WIRED computer with another WIFI computer. It seems to be faster than using WIFI on both computers.

clayton.bigsby · #15 Post by **clayton.bigsby** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:41 pm

I have a question regarding upgrading 2x1GB DDR PC2700 memory on my X31. Are there any density (high/low) issues that needs to be considered, such as with the T20-T22 and PC100 SDRAM?

#16 Post by **Harryc** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:13 pm

No issues. The Crucial RAM I recommended above works perfectly as would several other major brands.

x31_RAM · #17 Post by **x31_RAM** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:07 pm

Harryc wrote:Let us know how the upgrade goes, and if you see any difference in performance after it is installed.

Sorry - been a while to get back on this - it works like a charm. No problems at all - much faster performance - not running any extra heat that Im aware of. Very happy.

X31 Ram Upgrade. Detailed Question about 'what ram to buy'

X31 Ram Upgrade. Detailed Question about 'what ram to buy'

thanks

Works a charm

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