SRX600 I understand you are saying to go with low density sdram because its more compatible than high density sdram on mobos.
Though I do not understand why you say that I should'nt buy the one at the website mentioned above on my last post. You said that it's no name brand therefore it is not of quality. I do not understand what you mean by it not being of "
Quality"????
Is'nt generic no name brand sdram the same thing and made the same way???
The people at the store told me that it is made the same way as brand name sdram and that there should be absolutely no difference in it's preformance. Though they may just be coaxing me to buy it. The store said that there are only a few ram makers in the world and that generic no name brand sdram is made the same way that brand name sdram is.
They have a 7 day money back guarantee. Meaning that if it's not compatible with my system I can bring it back for a refund, with no restocking fee. No other store in my city has that kind of policy. Plus I get a 1 year warranty on the sdram. I'm buying two 256MB PC133 sdram sticks. So what I'm going to do is buy it tommorow.
& if you can give me a good reason to take them back, or not buy them at all tell me. Because I really don't want to take my chances with ebay. I probably won't find two kingston sticks (which is my dream sdram) on ebay for a good price, and they will most likey be used. Plus I'll be dealing with a person not a company. So if it does'nt work in my system if I buy it off ebay I'm screwed. I don't want to go through all the mail time waiting periods of recieving it or sending it back and losing money, having no warranty, being lied to, or just anything messing up. I really don't know what to do. I've been waiting a long time for sdram and I think I should just buy it tommorow.
If you can give me a good reason I will take it back within 7 days. I need to go buy it tommorow or soon, because I don't want them to sell out.
Oh and how will I know if I am having compatibility issues with my sdram when I buy it? Will it just not boot or work? I don't want to startup the dektop and be using sdram that does'nt function properly without me knowing how to tell if it's not doing it's job. Like I don't want to run and use my system having faulty/incompatible sdram in it, working at low memory levels or whatever it does. I don't know how to tell if it's not compatible, or what it will do/happen if it's not compatible. Or how to even test it. I bet I'll be running it on my system and using it as normal even though it does'nt work. lol. I don't know anything about this because I have never bought sdram or any kind of ram before. This is my first building project, and my first pc. Oh and by the way thank you SRX600 & SAMM for all your continuous help on my first pc. As I said I hope to be a computer tech one day.
I'm about to spend over $100 plus tax (Canadian) on buying these two sticks tommorow so if you can coax me out of it tell me now!!!!!!!!!!
By the way I put a flashlight on my see through case and seen that the sdram currently in my system is single sided. But that must just be because it's old. Maybe the one I want to buy will work no?
There two single sided chips currently in my system. I don't know what single sided is. All I know is that the black box things are only on one side on both of the sticks on my mobo. But my pc is a "HP Vectra VL400" is from around the year 2001. So it's most likely old sdram that was put in my system around that time. They are two different brands as well. One is Micron 128MB and the other is Hyundai 64MB. They both add up to 192MB which is what I currently have in my system.
I am willing to take the chance to buy the sdram from the store I am talking about. Once again the url is:
http://www.canadacom...066&cid=RAM.653Hopefully it works. If there is any problem you guys are aware of coax me out of having it, keeping it, or buying it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it worth the try? Or am I looking at having some bad luck with it working in my "HP Vectra VL400" pc?
THXXX
P.S.
SAMM is the "Tweak UI" thing you told me about uninstallable? I hope it will be easy to use.
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UPDATE:
IT'S THE NEXT DAY ALREADY.... NO ONE REPLIED TO THIS POST YET! LOL. I JUST BOUGHT IT!!! HERE GOES NOTHING!!!!
UPDATE 2:
I JUST INSTALLED IT! SEEMS FINE. IT IS DOUBLE SIDED JUST LIKE THE URL. IT'S THE SAME KIND ALTHOUGH I THINK ITS STILL A BRAND. I STARTED MY PC AND IT BOOTED UP FINE. NO PROBLEMS. I SEE NO PROBS. I RAN SOME PROGRAMS TO TEST IF THEY WORK FASTER. AND THEY DO. I OPENED "EVEREST" TO SEE IF IT DETECTS MY SDRAM AND IT DOES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO TELL IF THERE ARE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES. I MEAN IF THERE WAS MY COMPUTER WOULD'NT START NO>? TELL ME IF THERE IS A WAY TO CHECK FOR COMPATIBILITY PROBS. SEEMS TO WORK GREAT. AND SOME OF MY PROGRAMS ARE ENHANCED A LOT!!!! I'M SOOO HAPPY. TELL ME IF I SHOULD TAKE THEM BACK. I ONLY HAVE 7 DAYS TO DO SO!!!
THIS IS THE KIND OF SDRAM I HAVE ACCORDING TO "EVEREST":
DIMM1: Infineon HYS64V32220GU-7
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name Infineon HYS64V32220GU-7
Serial Number 011E3297h
Module Size 256 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type SDRAM
Memory Speed PC133 (133 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage LVTTL
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Normal (15.625 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 133 MHz 3.0-2-2-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 133 MHz 2.0-2-2-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Memory Module Features:
Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported
Auto-Precharge Supported
Precharge All Supported
Write1/Read Burst Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock) Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Differential Clock Input Not Supported
Redundant Row Address Not Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Infineon Technologies AG
Product Information
http://www.infineon....home.do?tabId=1 [ DIMM2: Infineon HYS64V32220GU-7 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name Infineon HYS64V32220GU-7
Serial Number 022C849Ch
Module Size 256 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type SDRAM
Memory Speed PC133 (133 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage LVTTL
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Normal (15.625 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 133 MHz 3.0-2-2-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 133 MHz 2.0-2-2-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Memory Module Features:
Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported
Auto-Precharge Supported
Precharge All Supported
Write1/Read Burst Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock) Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Differential Clock Input Not Supported
Redundant Row Address Not Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Infineon Technologies AG
Product Information
http://www.infineon....home.do?tabId=1
Edited by superstar, 24 April 2006 - 02:58 PM.