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| 24 Mar 2010 | #11 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Darryl Licht  Compaq's website is terrible for finding info... This is not much help... How to Upgrade and Install RAM Memory Compaq Presario CQ60-224NR Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English) Kingston's websites memory configurator shows this laptop taking only DDR2 up to 800MHz PC 6400... Kingston Technology Company - Kingston Memory Search - Search Results for: Sorry, still no DDR3 support... You cant put a square peg in a round hole!  |
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| 24 Mar 2010 | #12 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by DarkNovaGamer You could with a hammer.  |
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| 24 Mar 2010 | #13 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by DarkNovaGamer DDR2 RAM sticks for laptops use 200 pins while DDR3 RAM sticks for Laptops use 204 pins. While I'm sure you could fit a DDR2 stick into a DDR3 slot, I don't think thats how it works. ...But I guess I'll stick with DDR2 to avoid any trouble....Either way thank you for going and looking everywhere  |
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| 24 Mar 2010 | #14 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Darryl Licht DDR3 and DDR2 for desktops are both 240 pin sticks... so they fit! Same number of contacts, but different notch locations. Forcing a DDR3 DIMM into a DDR2 slot would cause serious damage. The motherboards that can use either have separate slots for the different types. They can't be mixed. You must use one or the other. |
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| 24 Mar 2010 | #15 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by isaaclopez
Quote: Originally Posted by DarkNovaGamer DDR2 RAM sticks for laptops use 200 pins while DDR3 RAM sticks for Laptops use 204 pins. While I'm sure you could fit a DDR2 stick into a DDR3 slot, I don't think thats how it works. ...But I guess I'll stick with DDR2 to avoid any trouble....Either way thank you for going and looking everywhere Your laptop was built with DDR2 slots, though. You can't use DDR3. No great loss. I wouldn't be surprised if the BIOS settings in the laptop are too limited to allow you to take advantage of high-performance DDR2, if it even exists in SODIMM form. |
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| 24 Mar 2010 | #16 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by bobkn
Quote: Originally Posted by Darryl Licht DDR3 and DDR2 for desktops are both 240 pin sticks... so they fit! Same number of contacts, but different notch locations. Forcing a DDR3 DIMM into a DDR2 slot would cause serious damage. The motherboards that can use either have separate slots for the different types. They can't be mixed. You must use one or the other. |
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| 24 Mar 2010 | #17 |
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