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    R500 DDR2 memory?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by scoobyscrappy, Oct 26, 2008.

  1. scoobyscrappy

    scoobyscrappy Newbie

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    My R500 came with DDR3 memory. I would like to bump up my memory from 1Gb to 4Gb but the DDR3 memory is too expensive now. Can I use DDR2 memory in this laptop? If so, would DDR2 PC-6400 work?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    scoobyscrappy, Oct 26, 2008
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  2. Savior

    Savior Notebook Consultant

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    No. DDR2 memory won't fit.
     
    Savior, Oct 26, 2008
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    no, you can't put DDR2 memory in a DDR3 slot. what you could do is get one 2Gb DDR3 stick (2gb RAM should serve you just fine for a while) and then add a second 2Gb stick when prices have dropped.
     
    whizzo, Oct 26, 2008
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