powerbook ram

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garzy

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Feb 4, 2003

• #1

im going to buy ram for a 12in powerbook
does it matter if its 200 or 184pin? as long as its PC2100 DDR its okay right? the 200pin is a lot more expensive but thats what the apple store is selling for the 12in powerbook

 

MrMacMan

macrumors 604

• Feb 4, 2003

• #2

Go for the safe bet 200.

 

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garzy

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Feb 5, 2003

• #3

i know 200pin will work

what i want to know is if it matters if the ram is 184 pin

 

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Bear

macrumors G3

• Feb 5, 2003

• #4

Originally posted by totalr0xx0r
i know 200pin will work

what i want to know is if it matters if the ram is 184 pin

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If the ram doesn't match the proper specifications, it won't work.

Also, with a different number of pins, the form factor may be different enough that you could damage the memory slot rendering it useless.

And there is always a chance of damaging something if they are mismatched.