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    W500, 1066 memory, 800FSB?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by pkellner, Oct 12, 2008.

  1. pkellner

    pkellner Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not a hardware engineer, but I'm wondering how the 1066 memory can help when the FSB is only 800? Am I missing something here?
     
    pkellner, Oct 12, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Simple: The memory frequency downclocks to 800MHz.
     
    Andy, Oct 12, 2008
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  3. Jayonhavok

    Jayonhavok Notebook Consultant

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    Don't the T9400 and the T9600 both have 1066 FSB?
     
    Jayonhavok, Oct 12, 2008
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  4. Ref

    Ref Notebook Geek

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    my W500 with CPU at 2.53GHZ has FSB1066.
     
    Ref, Oct 13, 2008
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  5. Jayonhavok

    Jayonhavok Notebook Consultant

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    And my T9600 has 1066 as well...
     
    Jayonhavok, Oct 13, 2008
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