RAM upgrade for Thinkpad 560

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Fastbreak198 · #1 Post by **Fastbreak198** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:37 pm

I have a Thinkpad 560 Pentium 133, 24megs RAM. I'm want to get some more RAM, but I'm not sure how much I can get or what kind.
I'm looking at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Thinkpad-Memory ... dZViewItem
or this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

Just need to know if they are compatible with my Thinkpad.

Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks.

#2 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:15 pm

You must make sure the 14 pin SODIMM is EDO RAM and the highest the 560 takes, if I'm not mistaken, is a 64mb chip.

The two chips you had linked are PC66 and won't work in the ThinkPad 560.

Fastbreak198 · #3 Post by **Fastbreak198** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:49 pm

Ok thanks. So, what exactly should I be looking for?

Would this work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-144-Pin-SODIMM-PC ... dZViewItem

#4 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:32 pm

No because that's PC100. The RAM has to specifically be EDO othrewise the computer won't like it. If you type "144-pin EDO" in eBay you'll find a good number of compatible chips.

Fastbreak198 · #5 Post by **Fastbreak198** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:54 am

Thank you, been very helpful.

dsvochak · #6 Post by **dsvochak** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:11 am

You need something like this http://cgi.ebay.com/32MB-EDO-Sodimm-Del ... dZViewItem or this http://cgi.ebay.com/64-MB-EDO-SODIMM-BR ... dZViewItem
A 64mb chip may not work in your machine unless it is a "Thinkpad Proven option".

Fastbreak198 · #7 Post by **Fastbreak198** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:26 pm

Thanks for all the help.

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