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    Okay to swap out ram before first power on? (R61)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bryank89, Jul 5, 2007.

  1. bryank89

    bryank89 Notebook Guru

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    Is it okay/safe for me to go ahead and put in the 2 1 gig sticks of ram before I ever power the laptop on?

    Thanks,
    Bryan
     
    bryank89, Jul 5, 2007
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  2. k_delta

    k_delta Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just today I added 1GB before the first power up on a T61. No problems at all.
     
    k_delta, Jul 5, 2007
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  3. Snap

    Snap Notebook Consultant

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    I would power up 1st just to be sure the memory is not DOA or glitchy before swapping. Just in case you want to sell the SoDIMM(s) you can say it was tested and guaranteed not to be DOA this way.
     
    Snap, Jul 5, 2007
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  4. MDDZ

    MDDZ Notebook Deity

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    Good suggestion. Use the 1st card to make sure everything is working. I installed 4GB RAM after a few uses.
     
    MDDZ, Jul 5, 2007
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