Need support for laptop ram

• ChairmanJay

  5 Apr 07, 18:05

  I got a old nec laptop running on 1.73ghz processor, 256mb ram, 40gb hdd
  
  i wanna upgrade the ram as it got 1 more slot spare. but i heard that there is PC 5200, PCXXXX, and there is 266(which i'm using now), 553, 666...
  
  so which type of ram is recommended for me?
  i oso found out tat there is another square slot there. izzit for graphic card?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Apr 07, 18:51

  Check the speeding up your PC guide and download CPU-Z.
  
  That will list out the type of RAM you are supposed to use.
  
  As for the square slot, no idea what's that. But most processor slots are square... hmm...
• ChairmanJay

  6 Apr 07, 12:03

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Check the speeding up your PC guide and download CPU-Z.
  
  That will list out the type of RAM you are supposed to use.
  
  As for the square slot, no idea what's that. But most processor slots are square... hmm...

  here is wad i got...
  
  Slot 1 DDR
  256mb
  PC2100(133)
  
  Timing table
  100mhz / 133mhz
  2.0 / 2.5
  2 / 3
  2 / 3
  5 / 6
  
  Can I put ddr2 ram at my empty slot 2?
• furb

  6 Apr 07, 18:14

  Originally posted by ChairmanJay:

  I got a old nec laptop running on 1.73ghz processor, 256mb ram, 40gb hdd
  
  i wanna upgrade the ram as it got 1 more slot spare. but i heard that there is PC 5200, PCXXXX, and there is 266(which i'm using now), 553, 666...
  
  so which type of ram is recommended for me?
  i oso found out tat there is another square slot there. izzit for graphic card?

  Originally posted by ChairmanJay:
  
  here is wad i got...
  
  Slot 1 DDR
  256mb
  PC2100(133)
  
  Timing table
  100mhz / 133mhz
  2.0 / 2.5
  2 / 3
  2 / 3
  5 / 6
  
  [b]Can I put ddr2 ram at my empty slot 2?[/b]

  Judging from what you said earlier, you are using DDR I RAM. So, no you cannot use DDR II RAM, since your motherboard do not support it and it will not fit into the slot.
  
  About which DDR I RAM to buy, just buy any DDR I RAM for laptop will do.
  
  Yes,I know that there are many types like for example DDR 133 and so on. Even if you buy a ram with a higher timing, it will still work, it just that the ram will not run in full capability (For example, DDR 266 RAM will not run in 266 MHz, instead it will run in 133 MHz, which your laptop can support).
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Apr 07, 23:37

  Originally posted by ChairmanJay:
  
  here is wad i got...
  
  Slot 1 DDR
  256mb
  PC2100(133)
  
  Timing table
  100mhz / 133mhz
  2.0 / 2.5
  2 / 3
  2 / 3
  5 / 6
  
  [b]Can I put ddr2 ram at my empty slot 2?[/b]

  No...
  
  And preferably a PC2100 RAM as well, to prevent other problems from coming up.