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Can I use any brand to upgrade memory on my Compaq Presario 5220?
pen wrote: "anthead" wrote in message oups.com... I have an old compaq presario 5220. I have 63 MB of physical memory or disk space. I need to add up to 256 MB, or at least up to 128 MB. How do add more RAM to my computer? Can Presario 5220 take up to 256 MB of space? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. The 5220 can utilize up to 384MB of memory. It has 3 DIMM slots with a max of a 128MB 100 MHz DIMM in each. Crucial sells them for $30 each. You could buy 2, leave in the 64 MB one and have 320 MB. On ebay, I notice alot of 128 MB 100 MHz Dimm chips. Can I use any of them, whether it's from dell, micron, etc, etc? Or, do I have to use ones made by Compaq? For example, will these work? http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Two-128mb-PC10...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/KINGSTON-128MB-M...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Kingston-128...QQcmdZViewItem |
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Can I use any brand to upgrade memory on my Compaq Presario 5220?
The Presario 5220 can use any good quality PC100 non-parity non-ECC SDRAM. Buy
a recognized brand (Crucial, Kingston, Simple) from a supplier with a good reputation. If someone tells you that you need Compaq branded memory, that is hogwash and bull****... Ben Myers On 17 Jul 2006 12:11:47 -0700, wrote: pen wrote: "anthead" wrote in message oups.com... I have an old compaq presario 5220. I have 63 MB of physical memory or disk space. I need to add up to 256 MB, or at least up to 128 MB. How do add more RAM to my computer? Can Presario 5220 take up to 256 MB of space? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. The 5220 can utilize up to 384MB of memory. It has 3 DIMM slots with a max of a 128MB 100 MHz DIMM in each. Crucial sells them for $30 each. You could buy 2, leave in the 64 MB one and have 320 MB. On ebay, I notice alot of 128 MB 100 MHz Dimm chips. Can I use any of them, whether it's from dell, micron, etc, etc? Or, do I have to use ones made by Compaq? For example, will these work? http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Two-128mb-PC10...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/KINGSTON-128MB-M...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Kingston-128...QQcmdZViewItem |
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