Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad 570e and PC100 512MB

Will not work ...
it might ...might see it as 128MB chip.
I'd be very surprised if it saw it as a 256MB chip as it's a high density .

What you have in your hand is a very rare chip that might work on 2-or 3 laptops...maybe .
( the combination of PC100 and 512MB might work on a couple of Amd K6 - 500 ish machines )

Your Intel chip set (440BX ) supports PC100 and max 256MB Dimms.
The PC133 speced chipset ( 830MP etc ) support 512MB Dimms but most Bios don't.
 A proper Bios interogates the SPD chip on the Dimm and simply slows down the memory timming to accomodate PC100.
Well at least on paper. ;-}

.peter...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Bangs" <chrisbangs@jerseymail.co.uk>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 12:50 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad 570e and PC100 512MB

> I've acquired an IBM 512mb pc100 memory chip very cheaply. Is there a way in
> which I can get this to work with my 570E? I know the maximum memory is
> 320mb but hope there is a way to get the 570E to recognise the additional
> memory.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Bangs.
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