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Apple/PC Compatibility Bliss

Recently, my friend, Paul, has given me a 512 MB RAM module from his Apple PowerBook. Apparently, the memory module causes his Apple PowerBook to hang on boot up. He said it was a common problem when using some brands of memory on the Apple PowerBook.

A few years ago, I wouldn't know what to do with Apple's components. But with Apple using more third-party off-the-shelf components in their computer systems today, I figured the memory module could be standard PC notebook equipment; it's worth a shot.

So I took the memory module from my friend, but left it on my desk, due to my busy schedule. Today, with the World Cup semi-finals on TV, I decided to play around with the memory modules while watching the England/Portugal and Brazil/France games.

When I took the 512 MB memory module out of the anti-static bag, I was quite shocked. No Apple symbol. There is nothing proprietary about the memory module. It said, "512MB, DDR, 333, CL2.5". Looks like standard PC equipment to me. My hopes went up a notch.

Chieh Cheng
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:42:58 -0700

I unscrewed the memory bay my HP Pavilion DV1227US Entertainment Notebook Computer. The bay is fastened by two Phillips screws on the bottom of the notebook. The bay screws are designated by two memory chip symbols (see photo below).

Chieh Cheng
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:12:03 -0700

Under the memory bay cover are two 256MB 333 MHz DDR modules. Two of them made up 512 MB. I found the label, "REPLACE WITH HP SPARE", kinda funny.

Chieh Cheng
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:12:39 -0700

I was really quite surprised to note that my friend's memory module from his Apple PowerBook look exactly the same as the memory module from my HP notebook computer, down to the label and brand. The only thing different is the "REPLACE WITH HP SPARE" label.

Chieh Cheng
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:13:24 -0700

So I happily replaced one of the 256 MB memory modules with my friend's 512 MB memory module. The computer is working just fine. Now I have an extra 256 MB memory module.

Chieh Cheng
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:13:47 -0700

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Title: Upgrading Memory on the Acer Aspire 3004WLMi Notebook
Weblog: GearHack
Excerpt: With the extra 256 MB 333 MHz DDR module from Apple/PC Compatibility Bliss, I decided to see what I could do with my wife's notebook. I bought her an Acer Aspire 3004WLMi Notebook recently at a very very good price. It came with a 15" LCD screen, 512 MB of RAM, and tons of hard drive space. So I don . . .
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