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    Need urgent advice about RAM to install into W520

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by takemori, May 19, 2011.

  1. takemori

    takemori Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, would greatly appreciate help if someone could tell me if I should buy specific Lenovo Ram - Lenovo 4GB DDR3 1333 MHz Low-Halogen 55Y3711 or I can go with SO-DIMM DDR3 4Gb PC10660 1333Mhz Kingston (KVR1333D3S9/4G) ?

    My set up comes with only 4G, i want to top up till 16, I am in Russia and Lenovo here is not built to order so I can not choose at start, Ram by Lenovo is 4 times, 4 times!!!! the price of Kingston. Please advice.

    Also if you don't mind i would like to figure out if I am going to be ok if i try to install 120Gb Intel SSDSA2CW120G3K5 SATA 2.5" 320-Series and if it was a good choice?

    thank you a lot!
     
    takemori, May 19, 2011
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  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    The Kingston RAM you mentioned should work fine in your system, plus being much cheaper than buying directly from Lenovo certainly makes it a better buy. Kingston should also offer Lifetime warranty on their memory modules for peace of mind.

    Intel 320 series is a good choice, its based on the reliable X25-M platform and hasn't had major issues with the W520 compared to the Intel 510 where its known to have some problems on warm reboots.
     
    PatchySan, May 19, 2011
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  3. takemori

    takemori Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you so much!!! I know asking out of blue was a bit harsh, and one star - i did deserve L) But thank you very much. a happy w520 owner in 3 hours i am :)
     
    takemori, May 19, 2011
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    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    I don't know why you got one star, I thought you asked a legitimate question but i'm glad I could help! :)

    *There I made it 3 stars. ;)
     
    PatchySan, May 19, 2011
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  5. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Congrats, the W520 is a nice machine. :) Out of curiousity did you get the i7 version?
     
    talin, May 19, 2011
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    Well, seeing as he wants to max it to 16gb, we would have to assume that he at least has an i7-2720qm.
     
    Jarhead, May 19, 2011
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    By the way, I think the installation order should be:
    1. upper one under keyboard
    2. lower one under keyboard
    3. closer to SN label one on the bottom
    4. last one
     
    leshan, May 19, 2011
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  8. takemori

    takemori Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got it :) I have 2820QM, Quadro Fx 2000m, color sensor, will now try to install the SSD and ram, but there were no installation CDs or DVDs I guess this is standard for Russian set as the box was sealed and it is brand new, I wonder how should i proceed with the SSD without windows
     
    takemori, May 19, 2011
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  9. takemori

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    even better my Bluray burner that didin't fit into the dell latitute e6400 perfectly fits inside w520 )))) just need to fidn a screw driver
     
    takemori, May 19, 2011
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    You can make a system disk using some of the Lenovo tools on the original drive. Then use that DVD to install Windows on the new SSD.
     
    bogatyr, May 19, 2011
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  11. takemori

    takemori Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the great avice i am 85% finished with the bluray, will then get to ram and then do the system disk :)
     
    takemori, May 19, 2011
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