Any thinkpads out there that take 256MB pc-100 HIGH density?

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Any thinkpads out there that take 256MB pc-100 HIGH density?

#1 Post by SaberX » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:14 pm

I bought a laptop 144pin ram stick today.It was from a seller here in town.It's a 256 meg pc-100(well thats what the sticker says).But it's high density ram.Has 4 chips per side(8 chips total).The seller said he had it running in a older thinkpad.
I said to him it couldent have been a Thinkpad.He said yes it was.
So i bought it anyway,it was only $10.00 bux.

I was right it dont work in the new-to-me T21.

My question is is there any thinkpads that can use the high density 256 meg ram?

Thanks
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#2 Post by pianowizard » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:35 pm

I am glad that you are asking this because I asked the same question a long time ago and didn't get a definitive answer.
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#3 Post by aditya1956 » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:12 pm

Interesting thread. I was never aware of this. I am going to watch the outcome.
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#4 Post by ms5133 » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:24 pm

During my search for..low density 256MB chips, I came across some ..high density modules(on EBay) that according to the seller were supposed to be compatible with:

Thinkpad A30, A30p, R30, R31, T23, X21, X22, X23, X24, X30( EBay item nbr 180165343859 )
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#5 Post by rkawakami » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:10 pm

Those systems (A30-X30) are PC133, with the exception of the X21 which is PC100 and the R30 which appears to be spec'ed as PC100/PC133 (chipset limited to 100Mhz but uses PC133 modules) Perhaps this is the system the seller has/had.

It is true that the PC133 system can take low OR high density modules. As far as I know, NONE of the PC100 systems can use high density modules.

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#6 Post by SaberX » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:23 pm

When i get my cam back i'll get a pic. BUT the only lable on it is a small one that fits on just one of the 8 chips.It says 256meg ,PC-100.On that lable it has a logo of a line going around in a circle ,i think its "Sheika" (SP?) ram logo.
Thats it.Just the bare ram , no other lables or stickers.

Anyone want it for $15.00 shipped?.
I'm not going to go buy the R30 system just to try out the ram.
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#7 Post by tfflivemb2 » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:39 pm

I'd love to know what systems, besides Thinkpads, can take a PC100 High Density stick as well...

I bought a stick for $75 4 years ago, and have yet to get it to work in a system. Though a friend supposedly got it to work in an HP...

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#8 Post by SaberX » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:43 am

I now have it for sale for the 15.00.
And Pic's of it here..
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 158#346158

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