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Rule of thumb for Ram 133 or 100
Is there a rule of thumb to determine what a computer needs for Ram as
far as it being a 100 or a 133? I thought that a CPU ending with a zero as far as the mhz rating was a 100 (such as a 700mhz or 1ghz) and computer speeds that ended in 33 or 66 (such as a 166 or 233) used 133 ram. I just bought some used 100 ram online for my 1ghz computer and it would not work. Turns out it has 133 ram. How can that be? How does one know what to get aside from ripping the computer apart and trying to read those small numbers on the chips (which my bad eyes cant see). Now I got some useless memory and have to order some others. Maybe it will fit in the kids old computer.... Is there a rule of thumb to follow? Is there a way to determine whats in the computer without physically ripping it apart? Thanks All ! TJ |
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Is there a rule of thumb to determine what a computer needs for Ram as far as it being a 100 or a 133? I thought that a CPU ending with a zero as far as the mhz rating was a 100 (such as a 700mhz or 1ghz) and computer speeds that ended in 33 or 66 (such as a 166 or 233) used 133 ram. I just bought some used 100 ram online for my 1ghz computer and it would not work. Turns out it has 133 ram. How can that be? How does one know what to get aside from ripping the computer apart and trying to read those small numbers on the chips (which my bad eyes cant see). Now I got some useless memory and have to order some others. Maybe it will fit in the kids old computer.... Is there a rule of thumb to follow? Is there a way to determine whats in the computer without physically ripping it apart? Thanks All ! TJ Try running this program on the computer with the 133 RAM in it. http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php Does it tell you anything about your RAM ? A second alternative, is the Crucial scanner. What does it say ? http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/index.aspx Also, the people on the newsgroup are a resource. Tell us the motherboard make and model number, as much detail about the processor as you can (so we can identify the FSB and Core frequency), and after a bit of back and forth, we can give a best guess as to what RAM to use. Both Crucial.com and Kingston.com have menu driven RAM searches. I think Crucial probably still makes SDRAM, while Kingston may have passed on it. You would not expect the menu driven system to tell you much about RDRAM based computers, because they don't make that stuff any more. So to fill in the gaps, people here can give you a best guess. Try the above, and if you still have questions, give more details about your hardware, In terms of FSB, the processorfinder.intel.com site is good for Intel processors. If you have the retail box the processor came in, that has the SSPEC (SLxxx) code on the label. And that can be used to ferret out the FSB. http://processorfinder.intel.com/Lis...Spec=&OrdCode= And this page shows a portion of the Athlon processors AMD makes. http://web.archive.org/web/200310180...QDISocketA.htm Paul |
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Rule of thumb for Ram 133 or 100
Paul wrote:
.... Also, the people on the newsgroup are a resource. Tell us the motherboard make and model number, as much detail about the processor as you can (so we can identify the FSB and Core frequency), and after a bit of back and forth, we can give a best guess as to what RAM to use. Why not just look at the mainboard manual? Doesn't that specifically tell you what memory to use? Isn't it that easy? Paul |
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Rule of thumb for Ram 133 or 100
On Aug 14, 2:22 pm, John Doe wrote:
Paul wrote: ... Also, the people on the newsgroup are a resource. Tell us the motherboard make and model number, as much detail about the processor as you can (so we can identify the FSB and Core frequency), and after a bit of back and forth, we can give a best guess as to what RAM to use. Why not just look at the mainboard manual? Doesn't that specifically tell you what memory to use? Isn't it that easy? Paul- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Facebook Proxy | MySpace Proxy http://www.yonghenggzs.cn/ 2006-2008 Facebook Proxy | MySpace Proxy- The #1 Facebook unblocker and Facebook proxy server /The #1 MySpace proxy sites for accessing MySpace at work and school |
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Rule of thumb for Ram 133 or 100
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:22:38 GMT, John Doe
wrote: Paul wrote: ... Also, the people on the newsgroup are a resource. Tell us the motherboard make and model number, as much detail about the processor as you can (so we can identify the FSB and Core frequency), and after a bit of back and forth, we can give a best guess as to what RAM to use. Why not just look at the mainboard manual? Doesn't that specifically tell you what memory to use? Isn't it that easy? Just because you got a manual for your mobo dont mean we all have them. I have about a dozen used mobos or used computers laying around and none of them came with manuals. I dont even have one for one of my computers I use. Some can be downloaded, others can not. If they cant be downloaded, it often near impossible to get them for an older computer or mobo. You are right, it's eaasy to look at the manual, IF YOU HAVE ONE. |
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Rule of thumb for Ram 133 or 100
wrote in message ... Is there a rule of thumb to determine what a computer needs for Ram as far as it being a 100 or a 133? I thought that a CPU ending with a zero as far as the mhz rating was a 100 (such as a 700mhz or 1ghz) and computer speeds that ended in 33 or 66 (such as a 166 or 233) used 133 ram. I just bought some used 100 ram online for my 1ghz computer and it would not work. Turns out it has 133 ram. How can that be? How does one know what to get aside from ripping the computer apart and trying to read those small numbers on the chips (which my bad eyes cant see). Now I got some useless memory and have to order some others. Maybe it will fit in the kids old computer.... Is there a rule of thumb to follow? Is there a way to determine whats in the computer without physically ripping it apart? Thanks All ! TJ Best rule of thumb is to use the 133 memory for all of the old Plll chips as some will be 100 and some will be 133 fsb. 133 memory will work at 100 mhz also. Now as far as celerons go, some are 66 and some are 100 mhz. 100 memory will work on all of them. The older AMD athlon and duron chips will all work with 133 memory. " The art of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other son of a bitch die for his" General Patton |
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Rule of thumb for Ram 133 or 100
In message "bushwhacker"
wrote: Best rule of thumb is to use the 133 memory for all of the old Plll chips as some will be 100 and some will be 133 fsb. 133 memory will work at 100 mhz also. Now as far as celerons go, some are 66 and some are 100 mhz. 100 memory will work on all of them. Unfortunately there were a few cheaper chips out there that failed to work at 100MHz, but worked fine at 133MHz -- Americans couldn't be any more self-absorbed if they were made from equal parts water and papertowel. -- Dennis Miller |
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