[ltp] problems with memory upgrade

Konstantin Filtschew linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:20:12 +0100


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hi,

maybe the one slot supports max. 256mb and the other max. 128 mb, try to
change the places of the memory sticks. IBM don't use special ram.

Greetz

Konstantin




On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:44:44 +0100
Didrik Pinte <dpinte@itae.be> wrote:

> Le vendredi 04 mars 2005 =E0 13:41 +0100, Marcus Heck a =E9crit :
> > Hi Stefan,
> >=20
> > Stefan Blum wrote on Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:25:29PM +0100:
> > > Hi, I know that this is the linux-tp mailing list (but hey, my X20
runs=20
> > > linux!) :)
> > > Now the X20 has 64mb soldered in and 1 slot for upgrades. It
supports 320mb=20
> > > max. So I bought a 256mb kingston module - however, the notebook
only=20
> > > recognises a total of 192mb, which means the new module is seen as
a 128mb=20
> > > module.
> > > Back to the store, the guy tells me that for IBM-Thinkpads I must
use special=20
> > > IBM-memory - something about different voltage with the bios...
> > >=20
> > > Did anybody experience similar problems? One should think that
once the new=20
> > > module is within the general specifications for the notebook it
should=20
> > > work...
>=20
> I have a 512MB extension that is not IBM but MemoryCorp. It works
> great !
>=20
> Didrik


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