Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 9728 - Core 2 Duo

[johnrobert]

I bought 2 of these $35 each having trouble getting the correct memory every piece of DD3 I put in it beeps

sk hynix 4 gb 1rx8-pc3-12800u

Anyone know what memory to get or if I can update bios or anything these are fussy computers wish I had never bought them

 

[fencepost]

Do they work with any memory at all, even what came with them if any? Looking up the model number comes up with standard PC3-10600 or PC3-8500, but 12800 should clock down OK.

 

[Porthos]

My go too budget refurbished tower. I usually purchase them with min 4 gigs. I f I need more ram I go to Amazon

 

[NviGate Systems]

Check the density of the RAM you are using and what is installed. On the older systems that use "newer" style of RAM, that is often the #1 issue apart from timing issues where faster will not clock down.

I'm 99% sure you need low density chips, which most of the times means for example a high density chips will have 4 chips on one side only, whereas a low density may have 4 on each side, but that's not always the case and can vary between modules.

 

[Porthos]

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Lenovo/thinkcentre-m58-(type-9728)

I personally use that one as my bench/data rig.
https://www.amazon.com/Timetec-1600...17709134&sr=8-2&keywords=4GB+DDR3L-1600+UDIMM

 

[johnrobert]

They came with no memory I was hoping to use some of my existing memory if I have to buy memory then try to sell unit
I won't be making much.
I knew they were fussy about memory but did not expect them to be this bad

Thanks for the great advice I will look for some double sided

 

[Sky-Knight]

I have some younger Lenovo M730s as well as older Dell Optiplex 780s (very similar to your refurbs), both using these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8E93G6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1