I've been pulling my hair out today trying to find what type of memory I need for some old Gateway laptops. The model is 5350, which should take a standard SODIMM chip, which I ordered, the problem is, this laptops are from a network/business environment and they were non standard. The memory I ordered looks like the module on the left: Notice the center slot for insertion into the memory module? I "need" the memory on the right, but have no idea what to call it in order to look for it as in the past SODIMM pc 100mhz or 133mhz pcl memory always worked, that module is not the one I need...at all. The one I need is more of a credit card style module to fit into a single slot. And ot make matters worse, Gateway sold their business division to MPC...who promptly went out of business...oddly enough with these laptops the BIOS has a boot to network option which I had never heard of before. Any help would be appreciated.
So if I were to search for say 512 mb upgrade I'd google: 512mb DDR 133mhz 144pin? The memory slot is maybe 2/3 the size of a typical memory stick. The module that would not fit was pc100 cl-2
you need pc 133 memory. manual for your laptop. on page 149. (p.155 in the pdf file) http://www.google.com/products?q=pc133+ram+gateway+solo+5350&hl=en&aq=f Let me know if I'm wrong.
Well DDR memory is 200 pin. If that is the right memory, I would try going with pc2100 which is 266mhz. http://www.memoryupgrade.pro/assets/img/324300_1_600w.jpg
one would be incorrect, the problem is Gateway would make special order laptops for Business, and that is what I have, for example according to the manual the 5350 has no onboard memory, the ones I have contain enough memory to run DSL linux via live disk and to do so easily. The problem with that is, I "need" 133mhz and that one is 333mhz, I "think" as I haven't a clue about what sort of memory a 1ghz processor can use, I know some memory can be too slow and not work. SDRAM Maybe?
Have you tried running the online scanner on Crucial's website? http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/index.aspx
Ah, that is a catch-22, I can get it to work with a Linux live disk, but the memory scanner cannot scan linux systems.
Never heard of that one DaFish. What I may have to do is scrounge up a Win98 disk and format the HD and then try the Crucial scanner. Or take one down to the local repair shop and ask them.
Using the dmidecode code from the terminal should have given you this output: dmidecode --type memory server1:/home/admin# dmidecode --type memory # dmidecode 2.8 SMBIOS 2.5 present. Handle 0x0008, DMI type 5, 20 bytes Memory Controller Information Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC Error Correcting Capabilities: None Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave Current Interleave: One-way Interleave Maximum Memory Module Size: 512 MB Maximum Total Memory Size: 1024 MB Supported Speeds: 70 ns 60 ns Supported Memory Types: SIMM DIMM SDRAM Memory Module Voltage: 3.3 V Associated Memory Slots: 2 0x0009 0x000A Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities: None Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: DIMM0 Bank Connections: 0 5 Current Speed: 161 ns Type: ECC DIMM Installed Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection) Enabled Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection) Error Status: OK Handle 0x000A, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: DIMM1 Bank Connections: 0 5 Current Speed: 163 ns Type: ECC DIMM Installed Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection) Enabled Size: 1024 MB (Double-bank Connection) Error Status: OK Handle 0x0029, DMI type 16, 15 bytes Physical Memory Array Location: System Board Or Motherboard Use: System Memory Error Correction Type: None Maximum Capacity: 8 GB Error Information Handle: Not Provided Number Of Devices: 2 Handle 0x002B, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0029 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 72 bits Size: 1024 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM0 Bank Locator: BANK0 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 333 MHz (3.0 ns) Manufacturer: Manufacturer0 Serial Number: SerNum0 Asset Tag: AssetTagNum0 Part Number: PartNum0 Handle 0x002D, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0029 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 72 bits Size: 1024 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM1 Bank Locator: BANK1 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 333 MHz (3.0 ns) Manufacturer: Manufacturer1 Serial Number: SerNum1 Asset Tag: AssetTagNum1 Part Number: PartNum1 Better than the crucial scanner if you ask me because the is no need to install anything. I gotta get my Linux box back up and running.
Just had to add that I just got my Linux machine running today and tried the dmidecode command. It works. I copied this from my terminal window. eith@keith-laptop:~$ dmidecode --type 17 # dmidecode 2.9 /dev/mem: Permission denied keith@keith-laptop:~$ sudo dmidecode --type 17 # dmidecode 2.9 SMBIOS 2.31 present. Handle 0x0015, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0014 Error Information Handle: No Error Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 256 MB Form Factor: SODIMM Set: 1 Locator: JP21 Bank Locator: DIMM 0 Type: DDR Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Manufacturer: Not Specified Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Handle 0x0016, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0014 Error Information Handle: No Error Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 512 MB Form Factor: SODIMM Set: 1 Locator: JP20 Bank Locator: DIMM 1 Type: DDR Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Manufacturer: Not Specified Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified
