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    Thinkpad r61 memory upgrade question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ggbb, Mar 13, 2008.

  1. ggbb

    ggbb Newbie

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    I'm thinking of buying a Thinkpad r61, and think it would be cheaper to buy memory somewhere else and upgrade myself than upgrade directly from Levono. So if I choose lowest choice of "1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM) ", will I be able to just buy another 1GB PC2-5300 and plug in to upgrade to 2GB? Will there be compatibility issue?

    Another question is with the 800Mhz FSB CPU, can I upgrade to pc2-6400 (800mhz), and suppose to get better performance?

    Thanks
     
    ggbb, Mar 13, 2008
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  2. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Yes you will, but you might want to buy a 2GB SODIMM. More is always better 3GB! And no you can not make use of PC2-6400!
     
    powerpack, Mar 13, 2008
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    ggbb Newbie

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    Thanks for the advice. For my second question, I didn't mean to mix 2 type of memories. Even if I pull off the pc2-5300 and replace with pc2-6400, it won't work?
     
    ggbb, Mar 14, 2008
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If you pull out the PC5300 and replace it with a PC6400, it WILL work; the PC6400, however, will only run at 667MHz, not 800MHz.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 14, 2008
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