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Emanuel Brown wrote: > > Follow-up: According to IBM tech support, this memory module will work for a > while, but will eventually fry the socket with it's excessive current draw, so > that NO module will work. And of course, since it's not spec and not an > authorized upgrade, it's not covered by warranty. The tech did say > "eventually," so if you do have one and this hasn't happened, it should be a > matter of time. This is biased, of course, so if anyone cares to refute > this...? > epbrown@suba.com > laptop central: www.suba.com/~epbrown/ OK, maybe I've missed something, but, according to Ohm's law, If a circuit is designed for 5 volts (like the card in question) and 3.3 volts are applied to it (you said the socket is designed for 3.3 volt cards) then the card should draw LESS current than a card designed for 3.3 volts! Has IBM become so big and powerfull that it can repeal Ohm's law??? ;-) Did I miss something? Jim McGhee