Hardware Weird fitting HP RAM

[Mangofett]

I have a laptop PC that takes 200-pin standard laptop RAM at 333mhz... or so I thought. But when I tried to install a new module, the module was slightly too wide. Is this because of HP or is there some special RAM thats wider by a bit than regular 200 pin ram but still 200 pin?

 

[Salamantis]

I do know that DDR2 RAM and DDR ones are not of the same size, DDR2 is just slightly wider... maybe you're trying to install incompatible RAM?

I'd wait for FAST's explanation

 

[p1ngpong]

333mhz is DDR1, DDR1 comes in 266, 333 and 400mhz. DDR2 comes in 533, 667 and 800mhz. If your trying to put a 333mhz module in your laptop and it wont fit it probably means your laptop uses DDR2, there is a slight difference in size between DDR 1 and 2, and the notch in them is in a slightly different position.

 

[Mangofett]

Could you sand off the RAM to fit it in? I mean... not like I'm going to use it elsewhere.

 

[Scorpei]

Could you sand off the RAM to fit it in? I mean... not like I'm going to use it elsewhere.

Sound like a bad idea to do that to a multi layered PCB

. Also if it is DDR1 and not 2 and your mobo wants 2 or vise versa, then sanding it off won't help you one bit

.

 

[p1ngpong]

Could you sand off the RAM to fit it in? I mean... not like I'm going to use it elsewhere.

Lmao no you cant!

 

[Mangofett]

Ok. I'll just sell it or give it or something then