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    R61i - Need advice with memory upgrade

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by catchivers, Apr 8, 2008.

  1. catchivers

    catchivers Newbie

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    I have a Thinkpad R61i (Model 7650 a6g 1.46 Pentium Dual) which came with 2 sticks of 512MB of memory pre-installed. I wish to upgrade but am not sure if I should replace the existing memory with 2*1GB sticks or leave in one of the 512s and install a 2GB stick. Both options cost about the same.

    Would there be any advantage in having a matching pair or is having more memory just better? Crucial's memory configurator says this model doesn't support dual channel memory- but not sure.

    Would mixing different memory brands cause any problems? I was thinking about buying Corsair.

    Any advice much appreciated.
     
    catchivers, Apr 8, 2008
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No problems with mixing brands. My question would be which version of windows are you running? (ie. XP? Vista?)
     
    Johnny T, Apr 8, 2008
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  3. gamemint

    gamemint Notebook Evangelist

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    you should have no problems at all mixing 2 diffrent types of memory
     
    gamemint, Apr 8, 2008
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