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RAM for 5680

post #1 of 7
7/31/06 at 4:35pm
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I posted a couple of weeks ago about my Sager 5680 bluescreening. Someone mentioned it could be the RAM and it looks like that could be at least part of it.

I am running 1 stick of 512mb Kingmax DDR-400 and it's BS'ing only a few times during the day (not right but better that it is still coming up now).

The 2nd stick wouldn't even boot so that was part of problem.

If I want to upgrade to newer memory - what would be a good brand for this SAGER 5680?

I have picked out
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145506

CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Notebook Memory Model VS512SDS400 - Retail

-- which looks pretty good.

Anyone have some other recommendations or will that be okay you think?
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post #2 of 7
8/1/06 at 2:09pm
if u intend to put 2 of corsair sticks, then it is good (good price and all), but just one stick to be running along with the current kingmax, i would be watching out for incompatibility

cheers ...
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post #3 of 7
8/1/06 at 6:43pm
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thanks for the msg. I intended to buy 2 new sticks of 512mb - and not run it with the old stuff.... so it would run together on whatever I buy. Just trying to make sure I buy something that *should* work ok or that's proven.
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post #4 of 7
8/5/06 at 2:35pm
some people said this works some said no. I personally put those in and it DID work, but many know ram makers know the ram goes threw revisions, the 56XX series are dual ram tech too you might want to make DAMN good and sure the timnings are 3-4-4-8
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post #5 of 7
8/5/06 at 6:54pm
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Well, I tried them and they did not work. Just the beeping when trying to post - tried all configurations with them and a no go. Will have to try something else. Put the original stick that was working back in and it still works ... a couple of BSODs but running not too bad.
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post #6 of 7
8/11/06 at 10:24pm
Yeah, I could have told you that those probably would not work...I had the worst time upgrading my ram with that laptop. Nothing, and I mean nothing worked. Orderd 3 different types and tried another three different types locally and then on the fourth pair -- which was no name memory from a tiny local shop I got lucky.

Most finicky laptop I've ever seen when it comes to ram, but it sure works nice the rest of the time,
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post #7 of 7
9/5/06 at 9:57am
I put in 2x 1GB Corsair Value PC3200 RAM sticks into my PS D500P (which I am led to believe is the exact same at the Sager 5680 minus the brand name and model number) - worked perfectly until one of the RAM modules died (I mean one of the 128MB little black bits), the BIOS would throw out an error leading to a local memory address (thankfully I paid attentino in programming class to know this!), and took the offending stick of RAM out, RMA'd it to newegg and got a replacement one. They now both run fine.
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