Laptop Dell 9100 problems

I retested the working module in both of the slots. I do not really
want to stick in the defective ram into the laptop anymore.

The ram is out of warranty, so I need to buy a new dimm.

The ram is ddr1, 200 pin running at 400 (pc3200). I am left with only
one 512 mb stick and I have the other slot free.

My question is : Will I get any benefit if I buy an identical stick,
or is it OK if I go for a 1 GB dimm instead?

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I retested the working module in both of the slots. I do not really
want to stick in the defective ram into the laptop anymore.

The ram is out of warranty, so I need to buy a new dimm.

The ram is ddr1, 200 pin running at 400 (pc3200). I am left with only
one 512 mb stick and I have the other slot free.

My question is : Will I get any benefit if I buy an identical stick,
or is it OK if I go for a 1 GB dimm instead?


The chipset in your machine is 865 (you can check that with Everest
or maybe CPUZ). The chipset is dual channel capable. (But the motherboard
designer for the machine, makes the decision to use both channels or not.)

If it was my machine, I would add a matching stick. That means a stick
with the same number of chips on it, and 512MB in size.

Paul

Paul wrote:
wrote:

I retested the working module in both of the slots. I do not
really want to stick in the defective ram into the laptop anymore.

The ram is out of warranty, so I need to buy a new dimm.

The ram is ddr1, 200 pin running at 400 (pc3200). I am left with
only one 512 mb stick and I have the other slot free.

My question is : Will I get any benefit if I buy an identical
stick, or is it OK if I go for a 1 GB dimm instead?

The chipset in your machine is 865 (you can check that with Everest
or maybe CPUZ). The chipset is dual channel capable. (But the
motherboard designer for the machine, makes the decision to use
both channels or not.)

If it was my machine, I would add a matching stick. That means a
stick with the same number of chips on it, and 512MB in size.

If the raw machine can handle, it make sure you get ECC memory.
You don't need this sort of question to come up again in the
future. All your disk storage is highly suspect.

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