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ram for a R51e

#1 Post by charles mcdaniel » Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:45 pm

will this ram work in my thinkpd R51e can i use the faster 5300 DDR2 or just the 4200

http://cgi.ebay.com/2GB-PC4200-4300-DDR ... 0164143064

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#2 Post by ryengineer » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:11 pm

PC2-5300 is backward-compatible for PC2-4200 but it will run at 533 Mhz instead of 667 Mhz.
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#3 Post by charles mcdaniel » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:30 pm

ryengineer wrote:PC2-5300 is backward-compatible for PC2-4200 but it will run at 533 Mhz instead of 667 Mhz.
Ok thanks, thats what i thought but i just wanted to be sure before i purchased some ram for it. Need some ram this windows vista is a ram hungry sucker.
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#4 Post by spuddog » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:47 pm

I may be wrong but I don't believe DDR2 will work in a R51.

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#5 Post by ryengineer » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:53 pm

spuddog wrote:I may be wrong but I don't believe DDR2 will work in a R51......snip
It does in R51e.
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With the man who takes me from my horse, and leads me to a bar."
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Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a DRUNKEN ENGINEER.
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#6 Post by spuddog » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:19 pm

Thanks for the info
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