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Memory Upgraded But Using Different Manufacturers Sticks
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2005
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Can anyone help PLEASE!!!
I bought some memory on fleebay (1GB sticks) - One of them is Samsung, the other is Hynix.
The hynix sticks gold plated connectors were slightly worn but the samsung was brand new.
Can these two be used together I tried it and it works but I m just a bit scared! Also the fact that the connectors were worn (had some white powder on them) is also worrying.
SHOULD I REMOVE THESE ASAP?
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: 888500128
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No problem whatsoever.
RELAX.
The white stuff is lubricant used at the Apple factory to ease insertion of the memory into the slots (which are very tight on the MacBooks).
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Augusta GA
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can i use the 512mb hynix ram out of my macbook to upgrade my g4 1.33ghz powerbook?
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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MacBooks use PC 5300 DDR2 RAM, while G4 PowerBooks use PC2700 DDR RAM-they're not even close to being compatible.
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Glenn -----
OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Thanks. I didn't know if the faster RAM was capable of running at the slower speed or not. Not a RAM guru. I remembered that PC133 could act as PC100, etc.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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The speed isn't a problem (you could use PC-5300 DDR in your PowerBook), but the different memory standard (PC2/DDR2) is.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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I kinda thought that I'd said that...  Maybe I wasn't really clear in saying the MacBook used "DDR2" RAM while the PowerBook in question uses "DDR" RAM (which is a very different standard). It doesn't help that both types use the same number of pins-though they're keyed differently so they aren't physically interchangeable.
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Glenn -----
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