From: Nat (natt930_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Aug 04 2002 - 23:00:00 EDT
Hi,
I can confirm that 256 stick that is for X20 will
works with 600E (PII 400) and same thing goes for
thinkpad 240.
I will be getting a 770ED will that same chip work ?
it's about 60 bucks + tax and free 2nd day shipping...
thank you!
nat
--- "James H. E. Maugham" <CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com> wrote:
> Paul Khoury [mailto:pkhoury_at_earthlink.net] wrote:
>
> > Has anyone here been able to successfully use
> PC133 DIMMs
> > on their 600E/X, namely the 512MB DIMMS?
>
> In a word, im-possible! The Intel 440BX chipset that
> the 600s/770s/T20-21-22 and
> others are built on can only "see" a max of 256MB
> per memory slot. This even
> carries over to desktops built on the 440BX and
> there's no way around it. My
> desktop is built on the 440BX and, with 4 memory
> slots available, I max out at a
> Gig.
>
> Some PC133 chips are reported to work in the 600X,
> but I have no first hand
> experience with same. All of my 600Es (primarily
> because there _aren't_ any PC66
> 256MB sticks available), my 600X and my T21 are
> using 256MB PC100 memory. My now
> "ancient" (or should I say venerable!!) 600s are
> using 128MB PC66 sticks.
>
> In order to use a PC133 512MB stick you need a
> laptop system built on the Intel
> 8XXMP chipset, such as the 830MP chipset in the T23
> my wife recently got to
> replace her dysfunctional T22.
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
=====
-nat
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