Just be certain that all memory modules are the same, whether 6400 or 5300, and your Thinkpad will work just fine.
I do not agree that 2 GB is too little for VISTA II on a laptop... unless you are running some unusual graphics or gaming programs. ________ Everything should be as simple as possible, But no simpler. .. ... .... ..... ...... Albert Einstein 2009/4/23 Andrew Webber <[email protected]> > When I got my X300, I had some lockup problems. Since then they've > pretty much gone away, I wasn't able to find a source for the problem > or a pattern, and I wonder if a BIOS or other update fixed it. > > I've also still got only 2GB RAM which I know is too little for Vista. > Occasionally it looks like the notebook has locked up when it's > actually just slow. > > I figure I should get a 2GB SODIMM in case I go to 64bit OS at some > point. The price is pretty low so I'm thinking it's worth it just in > case. > > www.crucial.com says I should buy 200-pin SODIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 and > that Lenovo specs a minimum PC2-5300. Both are the same price on their > site, is there any downside to the faster > RAM used beside a Lenovo issue SODIMM? > > "CT791083 • DDR2 PC2-6400 • CL=6 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-800 • > 1.8V • 256Meg x 64" vs. "CT791088 • DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered > • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 256Meg x 64" > > On their sites, Crucial is $27, Kingston is $40, and Lenovo is $44 (US > sites). Not that much more for Lenovo. > > Newegg's pricing ranges from $20 to $27 on the 2GB (5300), on names > like Mushkin and PNY to Crucial and Kingston. > > Is there a difference between them? Are some brands important to > avoid? > > Thanks! > > -- > Andrew mailto:[email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
