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    Memory Upgrade for Toshiba Satellite M70

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by evg, Dec 26, 2007.

  1. evg

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    Hello,

    I need to upgrade memory for my Toshiba Satellite M70 laptop. The user guide says:

    "Expansion: Two expansion slot total. ... or 1GB PC2-4200 DDR2 modules, for maximum of 2048MB use; 1024MB + 1024MB."

    Crusial gives me this: "Each memory slot can hold DDR2 PC2-5300,DDR2 PC2-4200 with a maximum of 1GB per slot."

    Can I buy 2x1024MB of higher speed or is PC2-5300 is the maximum? And why 5300 is the guide says 4200? Maybe, I can safely buy 667MHz sticks?

    Thank you!
     
    evg, Dec 26, 2007
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    You can buy the higher speed memory. DDR2-667 = PC5300. The guide is not always up to date so they may have only had time to test PC2-4200 modules before writing the manual.
     
    goofball, Dec 26, 2007
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    Thank you!
    Now I only need to know for sure how many pins my memory slots accept. Is there a way to find out?
     
    evg, Dec 26, 2007
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    Laptop DDR2 = 200pin SODIMM.
     
    goofball, Dec 26, 2007
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    What is your CPU and FSB that will tell us if you can make use of PC5300/5400 faster clock. But 667Mhz is 25% faster than 533Mhz and typically has 25% higher latency (5 vs 4) so end up very close in speed.
     
    powerpack, Dec 26, 2007
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