Topic: RAM question?

[F.O.Bean]

laptops dont require to have ram installed in pairs. that was only the case with old SIMMS, and I never came upon a laptop that used SIMMS(even old 486 pos').
what operating system is the laptop running? as far as hard-drive speed, I'm 99.9% positive its a 4200 as the 5400 laptop drives didnt come out till about 1 year ago.

goto crucial.com to see how much ram your laptop can take. that way you wont buy something you cant use.
odds are your laptop will use SODIMM PC100.

running xp pro, its alright, id just like it a touch faster

i know the max it can take is 512MB, so would that be 256x2

[nic]

you could do 1x 512...laptop ram doesnt need to be installed in pairs.

I'm honestly surprised XP even installed with only 64!

[F.O.Bean]

i know, me too

i really need it upgraded anyway to use it w/ my new external dvd burner

heres the deal luvean, i cant seem to find ONE 512MB for it, only 256MB ones, and there are 2 bays, but one bay is bigger, even tho there are 2x64MB in there now, im really confused still kinda

the thing is, check out my pix, one bay has 4 IC's in it and the other has 2 IC's

[nic]

the number of ics on the ram is irrelevant; as ram density increases, the fewer ics are needed for the same amount of storage.
also, most laptops that have 2 bays, usually has 1 that is slightly bigger than the other...they still use the same type of ram though

[F.O.Bean]

so if i bought 2x256MB rams, they would both fit in the 2 bays

thanks man

[nic]

so if i bought 2x256MB rams, they would both fit in the 2 bays

thanks man

as long as the ram you bought is rated for that model laptop, then yes

[F.O.Bean]

thats what confuses me, theyre 2 diff size bays/chips

[nic]

what laptop do you have?
in the pic on page 1, I'm assuming a Dell Inspiron 1000.

if above is true, I have found a discrepency between kingston and crucial as to how many bays are available
kingston says 2, crucial says 1 with 256 built in

[F.O.Bean]

its a dell inspiron 8000