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do i have the wrong ram gram 08-28-2008
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Posted by gram on August 28, 2008, 7:32 pm
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i have an acer aspire 1700...it has 512MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100, 200p
SODIMM....i bought a new 1gb stick of 1024MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100,
200p SODIMM,...but when i add it with the original ram laptop wont
start...it tries to but screen is black so i tried the other 1gb stick
as i had bought 2 and still the same.....if i take out original 512
stick and just use the 1gb lstick by itself aptop just give warning
beeps as if there is no ram atall......what is wrong ...i bought the
new 1gb stick with the same specs as original.....thanks

Posted by BillW50 on August 28, 2008, 8:11 pm
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gram typed on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:32:06 -0700 (PDT):
> i have an acer aspire 1700...it has 512MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100, 200p
> SODIMM....i bought a new 1gb stick of 1024MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100,
> 200p SODIMM,...but when i add it with the original ram laptop wont
> start...it tries to but screen is black so i tried the other 1gb stick
> as i had bought 2 and still the same.....if i take out original 512
> stick and just use the 1gb lstick by itself aptop just give warning
> beeps as if there is no ram atall......what is wrong ...i bought the
> new 1gb stick with the same specs as original.....thanks

The Acer Aspire 1700 has two slots and each slot can have a maximum of 512MB
each. So the 1GB won't work. You need another 512MB if that second slot is
open.

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Bill
Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)



Posted by gram on August 28, 2008, 9:13 pm
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> gram typed on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:32:06 -0700 (PDT):
>
> > i have an acer aspire 1700...it has 512MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100, 200p
> > SODIMM....i bought a new 1gb stick of 1024MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100,
> > 200p SODIMM,...but when i add it with the original ram laptop wont
> > start...it tries to but screen is black so i tried the other 1gb stick
> > as i had bought 2 and still the same.....if i take out original 512
> > stick and just use the 1gb lstick by itself aptop just give warning
> > beeps as if there is no ram atall......what is wrong ...i bought the
> > new 1gb stick with the same specs as original.....thanks
>
> The Acer Aspire 1700 has two slots and each slot can have a maximum of 51=
2MB
> each. So the 1GB won't work. You need another 512MB if that second slot i=
s
> open.
>
> --
> Bill
> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
> Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)

thanks yes that would explain it but i thought the max was 2gb
RAM
Installed Size 1 GB / 2 GB (max) Technology DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz Memory
specification compliance PC2700

Posted by gram on August 28, 2008, 9:17 pm
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>
>
>
>
>
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> > gram typed on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:32:06 -0700 (PDT):
>
> > > i have an acer aspire 1700...it has 512MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100, 200=
p
> > > SODIMM....i bought a new 1gb stick of 1024MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100,
> > > 200p SODIMM,...but when i add it with the original ram laptop wont
> > > start...it tries to but screen is black so i tried the other 1gb stic=
k
> > > as i had bought 2 and still the same.....if i take out original 512
> > > stick and just use the 1gb lstick by itself aptop just give warning
> > > beeps as if there is no ram atall......what is wrong ...i bought the
> > > new 1gb stick with the same specs as original.....thanks
>
> > The Acer Aspire 1700 has two slots and each slot can have a maximum of =
512MB
> > each. So the 1GB won't work. You need another 512MB if that second slot=
is
> > open.
>
> > --
> > Bill
> > Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
> > MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
> > Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
> > Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)
>
> thanks yes that would explain it but i thought the max was 2gb
> RAM
> Installed Size 1 GB / 2 GB (max) Technology DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz Memory
> specification compliance PC2700- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

im sure your right as its not working but i founf this aswell
Memory Upgrade for Acer Aspire 1700 Series, the Acer Aspire 1700
Series takes the PC2100/2700 DDR SDRAM DIMMs Memory Type, and comes
installed with 256 MB or 512 MB (removable) of Memory. You can upgrade
your Acer Aspire 1700 Series to up to a maximum of 2.0 GB Memory, the
system has 2 sockets to install Memory, already with 256 MB or 512 MB
(removable) standard Memory installed. For best system performance use
the maximum amount of allowed Memory per slot for your system.
Choose the following Memory Upgrade for Acer Aspire 1700 Series.

Posted by BillW50 on August 28, 2008, 9:33 pm
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gram typed on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:17:57 -0700 (PDT):
>>> gram typed on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:32:06 -0700 (PDT):
>>
>>>> i have an acer aspire 1700...it has 512MB-DDR266, 266MHz, PC2100,
>>>> 200p SODIMM....i bought a new 1gb stick of 1024MB-DDR266, 266MHz,
>>>> PC2100, 200p SODIMM,...but when i add it with the original ram
>>>> laptop wont start...it tries to but screen is black so i tried the
>>>> other 1gb stick as i had bought 2 and still the same.....if i take
>>>> out original 512 stick and just use the 1gb lstick by itself aptop
>>>> just give warning beeps as if there is no ram atall......what is
>>>> wrong ...i bought the new 1gb stick with the same specs as
>>>> original.....thanks
>>
>>> The Acer Aspire 1700 has two slots and each slot can have a maximum
>>> of 512MB each. So the 1GB won't work. You need another 512MB if
>>> that second slot is open.
>>
>> thanks yes that would explain it but i thought the max was 2gb
>> RAM
>> Installed Size 1 GB / 2 GB (max) Technology DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz
>> Memory specification compliance PC2700- Hide quoted text -
>>
> im sure your right as its not working but i founf this aswell
> Memory Upgrade for Acer Aspire 1700 Series, the Acer Aspire 1700
> Series takes the PC2100/2700 DDR SDRAM DIMMs Memory Type, and comes
> installed with 256 MB or 512 MB (removable) of Memory. You can upgrade
> your Acer Aspire 1700 Series to up to a maximum of 2.0 GB Memory, the
> system has 2 sockets to install Memory, already with 256 MB or 512 MB
> (removable) standard Memory installed. For best system performance use
> the maximum amount of allowed Memory per slot for your system.
> Choose the following Memory Upgrade for Acer Aspire 1700 Series.

Weird. Kingston says only 512MB x2 max.

http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=14273&mfr=Acer&model=Aspire+1700+Series+1702%2C+1703%2C+1705&root=&LinkBack=&Sys=14273-Acer-Aspire+1700+Series+1702%2C+1703%2C+1705&distributor=0&submit1=Search

--
Bill
Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD)
Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)



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