topic Re: RAM manufacturer in PCs & Accessories

RAM manufacturer

Enigmatic — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:23:51 GMT

According to a few other posts, most of the Vaio's are using Crucial RAM. Upon inspection of my own Vaio FS315M I have noticed mine uses RAM from Infineon.

Can anyone shed some light on this for me ?

Thanks.

Re: RAM manufacturer

chris_lewis — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:10:07 GMT

Well there's Infineon memory in my desktop, personally I thought more Vaio's used Infineon chips anyway

Re: RAM manufacturer

Enigmatic — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:15:55 GMT

I ake it then that my Vaio will happily take a SODIMM from Crucial seeing as most people are telling me thats what I should go for.

Just wamt to make suer that the two manufacturers are not going to cause any memory conflicts.

Thanks.

Re: RAM manufacturer

William — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 07:17:55 GMT

I have on many occasions mixed different makes of RAM with no ill effects.

Crucial "guarantee" that their RAM is compatible.

Re: RAM manufacturer

seb21__ — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:21:10 GMT

Samsung here.

But I have to aggree with William. Important are the specifications and not the brand.

Re: RAM manufacturer

kee-lo_ — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:29:49 GMT

The RAM in the RA104 is inferion and the RAM in the GRX is Samsung

Re: RAM manufacturer

biggie944 — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 02:44:38 GMT

I have a 417 m and that had crucial ram in it just upgraded and have used infineon works perfect

Re: RAM manufacturer

krige — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:17:05 GMT

I have just tried to install Kingstone's banks and they couldn't fit in the slots because the middle hole of the banks was shifted of 1mm... weird (!?!?)

I don't know whether it is due to the not compatible brand, or because they are PC3200, and not PC2700 like the Infineon ones which were installed by default.

Anyway, I tried also to smooth the middle hole of the Kingstone's bank with a nail-file and succeeded to insert it in the slot, but the computer didn't start.

Re: RAM manufacturer

kee-lo_ — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:19:11 GMT

Damn that was a little silly, you should have returned them and asked for an exchange

Re: RAM manufacturer

krige — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:49:42 GMT

Kee-Lo you are right, I'll never do the same mistake again. It's just that I have done the same thing in the past for a desktop module and it worked fine. Anyway the seller was with me when I did that (actually he did it) and he's going now to get Crucial's; luckily I won't have to pay for the smoothed one

Re: RAM manufacturer

kee-lo_ — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:22:28 GMT

Wow that was lucky

Better luck with the new module

Re: RAM manufacturer

krige — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:46:56 GMT

Thanks... I am a bit afraid now... what if I buy on-line those Crucial's modules and they happen not to work either?

Re: RAM manufacturer

rich912 — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:49:40 GMT

Crucial guarantee that their recommended modules will work, or your money back!

Re: RAM manufacturer

kee-lo_ — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:17:22 GMT

As Rich says they're more reliable and helpful

Re: RAM manufacturer

krige — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:53:25 GMT

Thanks guys, I'll trust you and take the risk

I'll let you know

Re: RAM manufacturer

krige — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:39:32 GMT

Got them in two days and they are working great!