Memory For Laptop

yorker · 13th May 2006, 11:58 AM

umm..need help..i have a ftec 8250 laptop running a 1.73ghz intel which uses a 512 ddr 333mhz memory... i believe the laptop can run on DDR2 chipset... i plan to upgrade to a 1 piece 1GB memory...

-was wondering whether i should stick to DDR 333 or go for the DDR2 533Mhz?

-wats the price for 333Mhz 1GB memory 1 piece?
-wats the price for 533Mhz 1 GB memory 1 piece?

PsYkHoTiK · 13th May 2006, 12:59 PM

It would help to know if you're in malaysia or some other place. By using Ftec, I take it you're from Malaysia?

ChampionLLY · 13th May 2006, 04:04 PM

hey, memory & chipset are different things...

even if ur chipset n processor supports DDR2, the memory module slots DOES NOT

DDR is technically & physically different from DDR2...

ChampionLLY · 13th May 2006, 04:05 PM

& there are people in other forums who insist that DDR is one-sided & DDR2 is double-sided...

yorker · 14th May 2006, 09:59 PM

yea malaysian...

oh..yea-ho....the slots are different.....i know for desktop they are different...but laptop??

means i gotta check the manual la??

PsYkHoTiK · 14th May 2006, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorker

yea malaysian...

oh..yea-ho....the slots are different.....i know for desktop they are different...but laptop??

means i gotta check the manual la??

Yea, see what type of ram your laptop support.

Adrian Wong · 15th May 2006, 12:02 AM

yorker's referring to the notebook he won in this contest - http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....tno=280&pgno=1

Here are the specifications of the FTEC W2 8260 notebook :
• Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (1.7GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
• Intel 915GM Chipset
• A-Data 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (up to 128MB RAM)
• 12.1” WXGA FTF Wide Screen Display
• Seagate 40GB Hard Drive
• Intel Pro/Wireless 2915 ABG Network Connection 802.11b/g
• FTEC 8260B/G Internal Combo Drive
• 3 x USB 2.0/Firewire/PCMCIA/VGA-Out/Card Reader
• 56K Modem & 10/100 LAN Port
• FTEC 8260B/G Battery – 4 cell
• Approx. Weight 1.90kg

It should be using a single piece of 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM but it's possible that FTEC may also use two pieces of 256MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM.

If there's a spare slot, then just buy another piece of 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM SODIMM module to upgrade the notebook to 1GB.

ChampionLLY · 16th May 2006, 03:52 PM

I have never seen a laptop with more than 2 sodimm slots...

PsYkHoTiK · 16th May 2006, 10:01 PM

Sometimes theres another one underneath the keyboard.

Dashken · 17th May 2006, 06:23 PM

Sometimes the slots are under the left side of the touchpad. Then you'll have to dig your keyboard,etc out.

I was looking into my laptop, hoping there's 2 more slots on the mobo (there are 2 behind the mobo). When I unscrewed all parts... found there's none.

Then screw back lo... and after I'm done, I found I have one extra screw.

13th May 2006, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
yorker Warming up Join Date: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 120 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	Memory For Laptop umm..need help..i have a ftec 8250 laptop running a 1.73ghz intel which uses a 512 ddr 333mhz memory... i believe the laptop can run on DDR2 chipset... i plan to upgrade to a 1 piece 1GB memory... -was wondering whether i should stick to DDR 333 or go for the DDR2 533Mhz? -wats the price for 333Mhz 1GB memory 1 piece? -wats the price for 533Mhz 1 GB memory 1 piece?

13th May 2006, 12:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,746 Reputation: 4681 Rep Power: 66	It would help to know if you're in malaysia or some other place. By using Ftec, I take it you're from Malaysia? __________________ Intel SLBEJ @ 4GHz : 3x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 : Asus P6X58 Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : XFX Radeon 5850 : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Swiftech Apogee XT : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLBEJ : SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,150 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	yorker's referring to the notebook he won in this contest - http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....tno=280&pgno=1 Here are the specifications of the FTEC W2 8260 notebook : • Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (1.7GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache) • Intel 915GM Chipset • A-Data 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (up to 128MB RAM) • 12.1” WXGA FTF Wide Screen Display • Seagate 40GB Hard Drive • Intel Pro/Wireless 2915 ABG Network Connection 802.11b/g • FTEC 8260B/G Internal Combo Drive • 3 x USB 2.0/Firewire/PCMCIA/VGA-Out/Card Reader • 56K Modem & 10/100 LAN Port • FTEC 8260B/G Battery – 4 cell • Approx. Weight 1.90kg It should be using a single piece of 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM but it's possible that FTEC may also use two pieces of 256MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM. If there's a spare slot, then just buy another piece of 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM SODIMM module to upgrade the notebook to 1GB. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

16th May 2006, 10:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
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17th May 2006, 06:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,278 Reputation: 2417 Rep Power: 61	Sometimes the slots are under the left side of the touchpad. Then you'll have to dig your keyboard,etc out. I was looking into my laptop, hoping there's 2 more slots on the mobo (there are 2 behind the mobo). When I unscrewed all parts... found there's none. Then screw back lo... and after I'm done, I found I have one extra screw. __________________ \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ / 2 x 1GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

13th May 2006, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,312 Reputation: 757 Rep Power: 12	hey, memory & chipset are different things... even if ur chipset n processor supports DDR2, the memory module slots DOES NOT DDR is technically & physically different from DDR2...

13th May 2006, 04:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,312 Reputation: 757 Rep Power: 12	& there are people in other forums who insist that DDR is one-sided & DDR2 is double-sided...

14th May 2006, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
yorker Warming up Join Date: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 120 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	yea malaysian... oh..yea-ho....the slots are different.....i know for desktop they are different...but laptop?? means i gotta check the manual la??

16th May 2006, 03:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,312 Reputation: 757 Rep Power: 12	I have never seen a laptop with more than 2 sodimm slots...