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    CF-Y7 - ram upgrade

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by BigAl, Dec 12, 2011.

  1. BigAl

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    I have a CF-Y7 with 1GB (soldered onto MB). I want to upgrade it to 2GB.

    Does anyone know if any 1GB 172pin MicroDimm PC2-4200 un-buffered non-ECC stick will work or if it is some kind of proprietary ram.
     
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    It is not proprietary. You are free to purchase any brand you choose. Newegg.com has good prices and a simple return procedure if you happen to get any defective RAM.
     
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    Doesn't look like newegg has any of the microDimm's in stock. They have two kingston sticks that have been discontinued.
     
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    Yeah, I'd already checked crucial and saw the same thing.

    That memoryx price isn't too bad. Some places were charging stupid amounts of cash for that 1GB chip ($80+), $50 is at least in the ballpark.

    The reason I asked is that I saw the 172 pin PC2-4200 microDimms for a Fujitsu ultra-portables for a good price on ebay but I have no idea if they are truly compatible.
     
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    Even better.
     
    BigAl, Dec 12, 2011
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    I have 2 Y7's with 2GB. I bought the upgrade modules on eBay. Had pretty good prices.

    Good luck,
    Dave
     
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    I ended up going to ebay as well.

    I was looking at some microDimms that were pulled from a fujitsu ultra-portable that had the same specs (seller only wanted $20) but I instead went with a seller who guaranteed the ram to work in the y7. Got 1GB for a bit better than $30.
     
    BigAl, Dec 13, 2011
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