Compaq RAM that does not fit into Dell laptops
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Mar 15, 2026367 viewsConfidence Score0%
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So I pulled out this weirdo SODIMM RAM stick from a Compaq laptop, and much to my suprise it's slit is at a little different point, and so it does not fit into our other Dell laptops. Is it a different type? What's going on here? And if you want a close-up look at the 2 RAM sticks:
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From a quick peek at wikipedia, i'd guess the regular ram is DDR 2 and the other is DDR1 - it seems to match up with the big SVG (linked below) on the page Incredibly useful diagram showing pinouts SVG version here if you need it bigger showing the …
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