Sodimm memory max

bushmins · 8 Mar 2009 at 11:29

Hi.

Ive been looking for some sodimm PC2-4200 memory for my laptop. I got an offer for some PC2-5300 memory sticks.

Can anyone confirm that they will (should) still work in my laptop although the manufacture says that the PC2-4200 is the max it can handle. i.e. will the faster RAM still work but the laptop just uses as much of it as it can.

bremen1874 · 8 Mar 2009 at 18:01

Yes, they should work.

reflux · 8 Mar 2009 at 18:06

What's the laptop's chipset? You should be fine though. I stuck 667mhz in a lappy that had 533mhz stuff. Only problem was the chipset was limited to 2GB total

racerboy59 · 8 Mar 2009 at 18:10

Yes it will work, but it's speed will be throttled to as much as the motherboard can handle. Also if your motherboard can only handle 1GB per slot, I think that is the maximum. So don't try putting 2GB in 1 slot or it might not work.

bushmins · 8 Mar 2009 at 18:18

The laptop can take up to 4gb.
Thanks for the comments.

bushmins · 8 Mar 2009 at 19:50

What about the CL4 number? Whats does that mean? Some RAM i see is CL4 and some CL5.

racerboy59 · 8 Mar 2009 at 21:59

CL4 will be more responsive in everyday computer activities. The lower the latency, the more responsive the system will be (generally).