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    Crucial.com ram scanner is not consistant

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kdaniel6217, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. kdaniel6217

    kdaniel6217 Notebook Consultant

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    ok. so i just started using the crucial.com memory (ram) scanner. i used it for my thinkpad 600. First time i checked my laptop, it detected 224mb of ram.
    (yes i know my 600 is old nd slow =D)
    then i went to my "system properties" and it said 288mb of ram. ???
    so i thought it was the different numbering system that my the system properties read higher? + i couldn't check my memory sticks itself b/c it had a stripped screw head. so about a month later (without any changes to laptop) i checked the memory scanner on crucial.com and this time it detected 288mb. ummmm???? ok here are the results

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    so i cut off the plastic around the srew and open my memory stick lid. and yup there were 2x 125mb and internal 32mb.

    so i dont really recommended crucial.com memory scanner.
    (or just double check when you use it)
     
    kdaniel6217, Jun 19, 2008
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  2. ROBO HUNTER

    ROBO HUNTER Notebook Consultant

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    the vista download scanner always BSOD me, and a lot of other people also!
     
    ROBO HUNTER, Jun 19, 2008
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  3. techboydino

    techboydino Notebook Evangelist

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    its much easier to use other utilities such as cpuz to determine system information. you have many other options.

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    techboydino, Jun 19, 2008
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