[nylug-talk] basic question about memory

[Paul Sutton]

http://www.shopbattery.net/upgrade-memory-sony-vaio-f.html

just done a search for the memory for you so check out the above web site,
Memory is more complex that other components there seems to be voltage
issues, while with hard disks you can mix say ATA 66 with ATA 100 and a ATA
66 bus , ok the newer hdd does not run as fast,  but that  is not always
important,

good luck with getting memory, I think manufacturers always recommend
matched memory.

paul


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Dombrowski" <kenneth at ylayali.net>
To: "nylug-talk" <nylug-talk at nylug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 7:17 PM
Subject: [nylug-talk] basic question about memory


>
> Sorry this isn't about Linux exactly, but I just lost some memory in my
> laptop (which runs debian) &, upon examining it to determine what to
> replace it with, I'm not sure it was the right kind to begin with
>
> The memory that's shot says "PC100-222-620 ... 256MB SYNCH 100MHz CL2",
> it has 8 chips, 4 on each side.
>
> My laptop though, is a Sony Vaio PCG-FX370K. I looked at sonymemory.com,
> memorysuppliers.com & a few others and they all suggest a 16-chip 133MHz
> (umm.. stick?):
>
>  256MB 144-pin PC133 7.5ns SODIMM Memory for Laptop & Notebook Computers.
>  16 chips.
>
> Are those important differences between memory? Could that be why it
> became fried in only a year and a half? (It happened really suddenly
> last week. the computer won't even try to boot with that stick in there
> anymore)
>
> This is the stick the salesman sold me when he upgraded my memory at the
> original time of purchase of the laptop. The remaining 256MB does, in
> fact, have 16 chips on it, though I don't see any indication of a MHz
> value
>
> Obviously I will buy the recommended memory as a replacement, but was it
> reasonable of the guy to give me the 100MHz memory in the first place?
>
> I just don't like not knowing how to feel about it..
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kenneth
>
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