hi, i have finally get a toshiba notebook , and upgrade to 1gb ram , but the seller give me hynix ram ....no name , my wonder is this type of ram better than the branded 1 like kingmax , kingston ....

currently, i have problem to boot up due to the ram , if allow to change ram , what brand of ram i should go for ? thank you ....so sad new notebook canot test now ....damn ....

u should go back to the seller to at least get the laptop back to previos state...

Try switching between ram slots. But the best is still to take it back to the seller ask him to kau tim for you.

yup. ask back your seller.

no need to be afraid with hynix ram,it will work fine

officeboy where u buy the toshiba and what model and price u bought?

can i know?

buy from scenic IT , P70-540 , rm 4500 , 1 gb ram

like wat williamngwl said, hynix actually have no problem at all, as u say about no brand....this have to consider whether he give you is the new ram or used ram ...... as wat i know toshiba able to support kingston ram and works fine...as most toshiba dealers seldom have problems with it.

and i have something to say to you that u may have worry but I still need to tell you as i scare got cheat, as this model m70-p540 origin specs is 256mb ddr2 and i scare they change the original 256mb that may be is infineon ram to hynix ram of 2 piece 512 or 1 pc 1gb...... able to confirm for me when u bought, did u look how they put it in the ram?

check this...

http://www.ramcity.com.au/model~Toshiba~Sa...es~M70-P540.htm

btw....u should use a toshiba certified ram.

ya....thats correct....but the situation here is officeboy not really know wat ram used for toshiba and scare he got cheated...

finally change ram , but still the same oem ram with hynix chipset , but now loook ok ...hopefully no problem in future

how much did u pay for the ram?

rm 270 for 1gb if not mistaken , and trade in 256mb ram (original was saumsung ram ) coz original price for notebook is rm4599 but after upgrade to 1 gb ram and bargain , i get rm4500 for the notebook n some free gift like optical mouse n noteboo lock

the sales person didnt warn u? if u take out the original ram from the nb n place 1gb ram into it will void the warranty covering the ram. so if there is anything spoil on the ram side, the SC will charge u for the parts for it.

i think that sales person just thinking of earn money so it rarely warns him about that... actually if from my suggestion is that use back the original 256mb ram of samsung and add another 1gb or 512mb ram then it will be enough... except if u really want exactly 1gb then do it at authorised toshiba dealer only.

right now....ur notebook is 99% warranty void.....hope you notice that..

salesman say change ram won't void the warantee , only the case of change harddisk , not sure is that true

anything that has changes the default hardware will void it automatically. except for add-in.

i agree with netto hikari, u can add on ram but not to take out and change the hardware inside especially notebook ram is the sensitive hardware and moreover diff volt or MHz of ram that mis together may cause some problem.

thats y u can see branded notebooks they only have one slot for u to open up and add in the ram...

to add in yor point. all branded ram has specific ram only can be added....or certified by ibm/toshiba/fujitsu/etc ram....

ic ....too bad

sorry officeboy, didnt mean to insult u but is the truth

if i change my ram to kingston ...is it ok ?

or go back n buy back the original ram ?

I think Hynix chips are overrated and overhyped, at least for notebooks.
I've used Kingston 2 X 512MB Hynix and previously the Kingston with 8 smaller chips type..NO DIFF!

Wait what Toshiba Notebook Model Please..........

model M70-P540

kingston is the best as there is lifetime warranty!

crucial memory... they provide guaranteed compatibility with notebook...

shit ....suddently get the blue screen ...damn ...i guess the ram not support ....need to bring back to them ...but it happen after one hour , how to tell these fellow .....they seem reject to me on changing branded ram ....

just as expected. value ram cannot fit in toshiba laptops....even ibm/fujitsu must use certified ram. coz the price different alot.....

officeboy.....i will check with my friend of toshiba distributor today and see what mdoel of kingston RAM that they can recommend to me and i will post here so that u can check out the compability for your notebook. and

when u say they dont wan change to branded ram as their cost unable to cover the price u pay for....so they just put it some other ram i think....but i hope can help u solve ur problem soon.....

thanks bobby for ur kind work

Apacer 1Gb DDR 2 can compatible with acer aspire 5610? i tot of using apacer by the way apacer good or not? thx

http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurat...&submit1=Search

KTT533D2/256 256mb ddr2 kinston certified toshiba ram.

mind yor manners...plz dont simply hijack others topic to ask about yor question.

i m sorry, i tot it can ask for any kind of laptop ram problem.so dun want waste the forum resources...anyway if u think there is problem... i m sorry

I may be mistaken for DDR1 SODIMM there is no such thing as Proprietory RAM........All can use one...........DDR2 still the same..........all brands can use.........as Toshiba normally uses Hynix Chips !

thanks again , Netto Hikari for your guidance

i go back pinpoint the problem to seller and chance their change the ram for me on second time ....but after all...as advice of seller , i re-format the notebook , now it seem work

it might cause by the window itself by caching the error ? anyway , i need more time to test it out ...

for adventures18 , it's ok to me if u ask the question about ur doubt ,
Netto Hikari , bobby and lgs are always help

thx for ur understanding . i din mean to hijack ur topic.

This post has been edited by adventures18: Mar 7 2006, 11:40 PM

wow,many days i didnt online, too much work, anyway...as netto hikari quote is true , is using KTT ram not KVR....so i hope officeboy can solve it a.s.a.p so that the seller cant blame that u use it for so long then only say problem....u also know that they wan earn money but in terms of after sales service, is hard to get a nice service anymore in klang valley area...so have a nice day officeboy and thanks alot to netto hikari as he helps officeboy alot...keep this forum alive and helpful to other forumers.

what are the good rams for acer notebooks?
about how much?