pc133 backwards compatable?

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pc133 backwards compatable?

#1 Post by winslow » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:31 am

My friend has a T21 we are going to get up and running (hopefully). just wondering if need be can I use pc133 ram to test to see if his ram is bad?
G41 2886 79U T23 2647 XHX

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#2 Post by ajkula66 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:44 am

Only if the PC133 that you have is "low density" which means 8 chips per side will it work in a T21.
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#3 Post by rkawakami » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:59 am

ajkula66 wrote:Only if the PC133 that you have is "low density" which means 8 chips per side will it work in a T21.
I'll have to qualify that... 8 per side (16 total) if you are talking about a 256MB module. 4 per side (8 total) if you are talking about a 128MB module.
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#4 Post by winslow » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:24 pm

thanks for the info, I have some 512 coming to upgrade a recent T23 aquisition, I can the take the 256 currently installed in that to test the T21.
G41 2886 79U T23 2647 XHX

T23 2647 HU3 T23 2647 RU3

T30 2366 81U

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