From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sat Sep 23 2000 - 00:56:35 EDT
depends upon where the memory originated..
if it was for a thinkpad 600X then it should have run fine..
that part could have an eprom that might be programmed for a different brand
laptop..
Chris Schumann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> (I may have recently posted about this, but I don't remember a good
> answer, so...)
>
> I recently bought a 600X and it's working great. One program suggested I
> buy more RAM, so I bought a 128MB part from Micron.
>
> While it was on the way, a friend said he had a 64MB piece I could have.
> Unfortunately, this 64MB part gave me the error code for unsupported RAM.
> I went to the manufacturer's web site and found the part to be a 64MB
> 100MHz SDRAM SO-DIMM, which is exactly what the 600X manual says I need.
>
> The 128MB part works perfectly, but I'm still puzzled.
>
> The 64MB part worked in an Apple PowerBook, so it's probably still good.
>
> Can anyone explain why the part might not work in a ThinkPad?
>
> Perhaps the voltage requirements are different?
>
> Many thanks,
> Chris
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