using a Laptop 200pin SO-DIMM on a Desktop computer?

Dave Woyciesjes woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net
Wed Aug 7 12:51:11 UTC 2013


On 08/06/2013 05:41 PM, compdoc wrote:
>> When I said "newer" desktop, I misspoke. It's actually a 2nd hand older
> motherboard, and both laptop and desktop are DDR2. Would such an adapter
> work in this case? For day-to-day usage ?
>
> I've never seen or used the adapters you're talking about. Might be worth a
> shot if the prices are low enough. If you do, it would be a good idea to
> boot memtest86 from a CD and let the tests run overnight to see how reliable
> it is.
>

	If the specs match, DDR PC4200, etc.. I should think they'd work fine. 
Assuming the manufacturer matches the pin lines right.


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