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Backwards compatibility
Name: PANZARA Date: July 16, 2009 at 11:10:06 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: RAM
Comment:
Can I put pc5300 200pin SoDimm in a laptop that cam with pc2700? If I put in the 5300 will it at least perform at the 2700 speed?
It's not compatible. PC5300 is DDR2...PC2700 is DDR1. They may both have 200-pins, but they require different voltages & the edges are notched differently so they can't be installed in the wrong slot.
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Response Number 2
Name: PANZARA Date: July 16, 2009 at 13:43:24 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you. I didn't think they were, but I needed to know for sure. I was offered a great deal on some 200pin. Would have made another bad decision. Thanx again.
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