iBook RAM Installation

[20rogersc]

Went to Mac Expo yesterday, and decided to get some RAM.

Wen to Micro Anvika's stand, and saw that the were selling off the 'Notebook Memory', so I asked for RAM for my iBook.

Sorted.

But now I can't get my iBook to recognise the RAM, I've followed all instructions and even taken it out and tried again, still no good.

Just incase this is the problem, here are the 'specs':
512MB PC2700 DDR333 SODIMM 200pin

Please Help!

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[untamedhysteria]

seeing the specs of your mac....you need 2100 ram not 2700....

go to crucial.com to make sure what type of ram you need....seems to be the easiest place to get the specs for ram.

hope that helps.

 

[p0intblank]

Also dealram.com rocks

 

[Dale Cooper]

I had the same problem when installing ram in my 1,33 iBook. The first times I tried to install it, I was to gentle. After becoming frustrated, I used some more force on it, and it worked. So make sure you've got the RAM card/chip all the way into its slot.

Also, I use PC2700 RAM, recommended by Kingston, and it works fine. (Although the manual says I need PC2100 or PC2400 RAM).

 

[CanadaRAM]

seeing the specs of your mac....you need 2100 ram not 2700....

PC2700 is not the issue. These iBooks run fine on PC2700 SODIMMs as long as the modules have Mac-compatible SPD settings.

I agree with Dale. You have to push the RAM into the socket firmly WHILE it is at the 30 degree angle, THEN lay it down to the horizontal position.
There should be little or none of the contact pins remaining visible.

If you're sure that the RAM is correctly installed, then you may have an incompatible module (wrong chip configuration or SPD settings) or simply a dud, so return it to the vendor.

Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com

 

[20rogersc]

OK thanks a lot guys, I will try again tonight, and be a bit 'tougher'.

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[PCMacUser]

OK thanks a lot guys, I will try again tonight, and be a bit 'tougher'.

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Let us know how you get on. I have a 1gb stick on order for my ibook so I'm on the lookout for tips

 

[20rogersc]

I didn't realise you meant that "hard"!
In the end my dad did it, I personally didn't want to damage it.

PCMacUser just push it in as hard as you can, don't worry about 'breaking it'.

Thanks everyone!

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