And so I shoved a 2GB chip in a CF-29L3LGZBM

And so I shoved a 2GB Patriot DDR2 5300 chip in a CF-29L3LGZBM and it worked! It shows up as 2048MB in the BIOS!

w00t w00t!

 

“DDR2” ???

Are you sure about that???

DISREGARD: Forgot that this is a Mk4; the Mk4 and Mk5 use DDR2 RAM

 

My Laptop is the same model and uses DDR2.

Where can I get that RAM at. I would like to use the EXACT same as you. Got a link?

Thanks

 

Is that a MK4?

 

(Looks at model of CF-29 in his signature.......close enough)............WOOT! Yes, the part number of the memory you used would be very much appreciated.

Yes, DDR-2 is correct for Mk4 & Mk5

Yes, L models are a Mk4.

 

It's déjà vu all over again!

Congratulations, what did it show in Windows? Mine shows 2.25GB in Windows and 1.99GB in the BIOs.

 

Pretty well covered in this thread: Everyone told me not to do it!.

 

Yes, Yogi.

 

works in cf-29L3LGWBM as well....Driller thanks,Az!

 

JB007Rules, anyone else that might want to reply, I know cf-29 mk 4-5 don't compare with cf-30 in specs, but since you have both I presume, how do you feel they compare in performance in everyday applications, there is for now a significant price differential, but down and dirty, more bang for your buck with a cf-29 mk 4-5?

 

I guess its the onboard 256mb thing. The One time my 512mb was a mistake, instead of a value. lol

 

I was going to ask... WHERE YOU BEEN? Azrial posted about this months ago!

I used the Crucial 2GB, 200 pin DDR2 from Newegg.com... I think it cost $45 or so.

You MUST have the 256MB on board RAM for this to work. I think the 512MB was ruled out as a non-working thing...

 

The CF-30 is SO MUCH FREAKIN' faster than the CF-29 - comparing 7200RPM drives in BOTH models (obviously the 30 is SATA and the 29 is only IDE)... the Core duo really takes my vote man... Even every day small apps like word run faster on the 30. I'm not saying that the 29 is S.L.O.W... cuz it isn't, it just isn't blazing fast like the 30 is.

~Rob - waiting to get his hands on a CF-31 so he can beat them all!~

 

Yeah.... But THIS is about CF-29s...

I'd like a CF-31 too.... But then I'd like the winning Powerball numbers too!

 

Okay, so it shows up as 1.99GB in Windows XP Pro... weird that it doesn't show up as 2.25GB...

EDIT: The RAM is as follows: PSD22G6672S - Patriot

 

Cool. So it would appear that several different brands and part numbers are working. Most of what I read in Azriel's awesome original thread were success with a particular brand/ part number. Incidentally, looking up the part number that Rob used on Newegg, there is a $10 mail-in rebate and free shipping special on it for anyone else considering the upgrade.

 

So here is some food for thought. I tried two other sticks of 2GB chips and they BOTH worked:

Nanya NT2GT64U8HC0BN-3C - 2GB PC 5300
Samsung M470T5663QZ3-CE6 - 2GB PC 5300

I have determined that any 2GB PC5300 DDR2 RAM chip SHOULD work.

 

How much are you sharing for video, Rob?

mnem
Pipples.

 

Couldn't tell ya, it's already shipped out now... Probably 256... lol

~Rob - forgetting simple things with age ~

 

Read this thread and ordered my 2 gig stick, have it in my machine now, and it showes up as 2048 meg of ram, cpuz says the same. Have XP running right now but I am planning on upgrading to Windows 7 today, previously I was getting Memory errors with Windows 7 and Vista on this machine, I am in hopes it will cure that problem, as I have seen where others have successuflly installed both 7 and vista on the CF-29 MK5