From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sat Nov 03 2001 - 21:01:27 EST
The problem is that IBM made some bad dimm carriers - they would work with
one or two 16 MB dimms, but when you went to a 32MB, you would get Windows
Protection Errors, your number is one of the potential bad ones.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Turnbull" <robertt260_at_home.com>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 8:42 PM
Subject: TP 760EL - more memory
> I want to increase the memory in my Thinkpad 760EL.
> Currently it has 32 MB of RAM - a stick or 16MB and 16MB of onboard RAM.
> I propose to discard the 16MB stick, and install two 32MB sticks.
>
> When I go to the Crucial site to order the RAM for this model,
>
<http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=ThinkPad+760EL&x=11&y=10>
> the site says:
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> In order to upgrade you must have the IBM SODIMM carrier for
> this computer either p/n 35H1072 or 91G1092.
>
> I assume that the carrier is the small board with two sockets for RAM.
> The small board on my unit has the following numbers:
> FRU 39H6229
> P/N 36H1412
> EC D66761
> ** 98S 110 36H1413 01 (** are symbols of some sort)
> (and on the back)
> 420 36H1413 01
> IMJYAH75485 36H1392 601598
>
> None of these numbers match the numbers specified by Crucial above.
> Will the new RAM still work with my 760EL?
> Any help will be appreciated.
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> Robert Turnbull, Toronto, Canada
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