In my experience, especially with a lot of those vendors, though I like them and usually have good experiences, it must be a bad module, I have used PC3200 in my PC2100 socket on my Compaq presario, so best of luck and try to make the drive out there!
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/7/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Claude Felizardo</b> <<a href="mailto:cafelizardo@gmail.com">cafelizardo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Does anyone know if PC3200 speed memory will or will not work in a<br>laptop that currently has PC2700?<br>
<br>While looking around at the Pomona computer show last weekend, I<br>spotted a vendor selling laptop memory for a good price. I had the<br>specs from Crucial and the only thing that didn't match was the speed<br>- PC3200 vs PC2700. It said unbuffered
CL2.5 which matched. I didn't<br>have my laptop with me but I figured I'd give it a try since I thought<br>the memory speed would be backwards compatible. It fits fine in<br>either socket but it won't post. The power light comes on but the
<br>screen stays dark. Pop in my original in either socket and it works<br>fine. With no memory the machine beeps. I ran into something similar<br>with a desktop - the chipset just didn't like the memory I was trying
<br>to use.<br><br>I have a Toshiba Satellite M35X series. Crucial recommends 200-pin<br>SODIMM, DDR PC2700 CL2.5 unbuffered, non-ecc, DDR333 2.5v 64Meg x 64.<br>Specifically CT434031<br><a href="http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=50E32C4DA5CA7304">
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=50E32C4DA5CA7304</a><br><br>The module I bought is made by Apacer - 512MB UNB PC3200 CL2.5. don't<br>know the voltage or architecture. P/N: 78.92041.150 I can't find
<br>any info on this thing.<br><br>I called the vendor and they don't have any PC2700 so I got an RMA<br>number but they are way out in Santa Ana so I could either mail it<br>back to them or drive out there but I figured I'd check here if anyone
<br>was interested and we could try it out at the next meeting. $29 OBO.<br>Let me know if you are interested otherwise I'll send it back to<br>them.<br><br>claude<br></blockquote></div><br>