Can i use a ram card from another compaq computer in my compaq presario 5838

[bigri]

i have a compaq presario 5838 can i remove the ram from another compaq computer i have and use it in the 5838

 

[treefrog07]

You can try it if they are the same type of RAM (DDR, DDR2, etc.), and it has the same pin/slot alignment as the DIMMs.