Re: how to buy an ideal laptop RAM module?

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 01/05/2013 09:01 AM, Ramon Hofer wrote:
> Hi war_dhan
>
> What brand and type is your laptop?
>
>
> On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:58:03 +0530, vishnu vardhan wrote:
>
> > questions:
> > without opening the laptop where can i find info about number of pins &
> > voltage capacity of my memory module ? [ i am scared to open laptop ].
> Usually there's a cover to access the modules easily.
> With the type name of your laptop you should be able to find what kind of
> ram module you need. How many pins, ddr? and frequency...
>
> I'm far from an expert but Wikipedia helps here:
>
> > is Error Correction Type is also known as ECC ?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECC_memory
>
>
> > if my present ram type is sodimm, should i purchase only sodimm or dimm
> > ?
> Yes you should.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SO-DIMM
>
>
> > some memory modules contain SDRAM in item details, what is the
> > realtionship of SDRAM with ram ?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDRAM
>
>
> Hope this helps a little.
>
>
> Cheers
> Ramon
Either Kingston or Crucial, I believe, can figure out what kind of ram 
you need
by looking at your computer, but you probably have to access their website
from a Windows OS.  (I did this quite a while ago, from a Windows machine,
and I forget the details.) I think Crucial is the more likely.

--doug