From:  starl
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On: 2008/11/10 15:55:11
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*I feel like I'm the only one who asks qs here*
I want to upgrade the ram on my in-laws 5 year old Dell. It's only got 256mb ram...
I've done lots of upgrades over the years, so I'm drowning in ram modules - I figured I'd reuse them on my inlaws. Or try to.
but how can I tell ECC from Non-ECC???
else - the info seems to be on the modules - such as 256mb DDRPC2700 cl2.5
and as for hte # of pins - well, the bag they're in - which would have been the bag from the newcomers says 184 pin. So - I do believe i can use this memory.. except for the ECC thingy..
*help*
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From: PaulHews
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On: 2008/11/10 16:38:59
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ECC RAM has an extra chip (9 per side)
non-ECC RAM has 8 per side
Most likely you have non-ECC. The ECC stuff would be an unusual thing to have in a home computer.
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From: starl
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On: 2008/11/10 17:10:22
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thank you!!!
anything else I should worry about? Crucial says that DDR should be backwards compatible to the older stuff...
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From: PaulHews
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On: 2008/11/10 17:41:45
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The motherboard manual should list the configurations of slots you can use. Using RAM that is higher rated is not a problem (like PC2700 where PC2100 is called for) if that's what you mean by backward compatible. Just give it a shot and see if it works.
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From: starl
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On: 2008/11/10 18:03:49
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i guess i could look at the manuals online if I'm rather worried.
btw - I didn't mean 2100 vs 2700... lemme find the text...
oh - you're right. that's what they were talking about. I misread
I should be able to install my old ram w/o a problem. thanks!
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