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    Acer 5672 RAM fit in a Gateway 3040GZ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by DMan, Jul 28, 2006.

  1. DMan

    DMan Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys,

    I upgraded the ram on my Acer5672 and was wondering if I could use the original ram from the acer in my gateway3040gz? I opened the bottom of the gateway and found one slot for memory but didn't find a chip that I could take out. I tried to fit the memory chip in but it was a little too tight so I didn't want to force it. Are they not compatible with each other? Currently, the gateway laptop is only running 480mb ram according to the system so I was hoping I could fit a 512 chip in there and get closer to 1gb of ram.

    thanks.
     
    DMan, Jul 28, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    No the memory is not interchangeable.
     
    ZaZ, Jul 29, 2006
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  3. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The 3040GZ uses DDR memory whereas the 5672 uses DDR2 memory and so they are incompatile with each other.
     
    miner, Jul 29, 2006
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