Laptop memory question

[mcseguy9]

I have an older laptop that uses pc2700 200 pin memory. A friend of mine has upgraded the memory in his newer laptop so he has some chips I can stick in my older laptop. His memory is pc5300 200 pin. Will that blow up my laptop or will the memory just clock back and slow down to pc2700 speeds without a problem?

[Shinma]

...His memory is pc5300 200 pin...

Suggest that you double check.
PC5300 is DDR2.
Those should be 240 pin.

[mcseguy9]

That's what I thought as well but he swears they're 200 pin. I know that pc5300 in the desktop arena are 240 pin but I don't know anything about the laptop arena and pin sizes. I'll double check. Thanks.

[mcseguy9]

At newegg it appears laptop memory comes in 200 pin ddr or 200 pin ddr2, as well as an older flavor. So now the question is if there will be a problem even though they should fit in the slot.

[photolady]

Best way to find out what your laptop uses, would be to go to www.crucial.com and input your laptop specs. Make, and model number.

Those DDR2 may not work in your laptop even though they are 200pin.

Here's the link at newegg that says DDR and DDR2 can both be 200pin:

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...=Laptop-Memory

[104456]

I would suggest checking the manufacturers webpage for your friends laptop to see exactly what type of memory it is.

[mcseguy9]

Thx for the insight, guys.