Motherboard-RAM compatibility

pcgamer72 · 07-12-2003, 07:31 PM

I committed the ultimate sin... I bought a comp from Dell about 8 months ago... I know I know, but I was dumb back then. Anyways, I want to upgrade to 1gb of RAM, but I dont know how to tell which RAM is compatible with the mb. I looked at the specs for the comp and I know it can hold 1gb of RAM. The RAM in it right now is 512mb pc2100. I want to upgrade to 1gb pc4000-4200. I was wondering if yhall could help me figure out if my mb could handle that speed.

The mb in it right now is:

Intel 845GL
DMA channels: seven
Interrupt levels: 24APIC mode
System BIOC chip: 2Mb (256kb)
System clock: 400mhz data rate

I dont know what most of that means (besides the system clock). Please help me figure out what kind of RAM it can support. Thanks.

harrack52 · 07-12-2003, 09:48 PM

Your board supports up to DDR266 (PC2100).

You may try PC4000 in it, but it may not work at that speed.

pcgamer72 · 07-12-2003, 10:03 PM

Thanks.

07-12-2003, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
pcgamer72 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 21 Posts: 19 Status: Offline	Motherboard-RAM compatibility I committed the ultimate sin... I bought a comp from Dell about 8 months ago... I know I know, but I was dumb back then. Anyways, I want to upgrade to 1gb of RAM, but I dont know how to tell which RAM is compatible with the mb. I looked at the specs for the comp and I know it can hold 1gb of RAM. The RAM in it right now is 512mb pc2100. I want to upgrade to 1gb pc4000-4200. I was wondering if yhall could help me figure out if my mb could handle that speed. The mb in it right now is: Intel 845GL DMA channels: seven Interrupt levels: 24APIC mode System BIOC chip: 2Mb (256kb) System clock: 400mhz data rate I dont know what most of that means (besides the system clock). Please help me figure out what kind of RAM it can support. Thanks.

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07-12-2003, 09:48 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	Your board supports up to DDR266 (PC2100). You may try PC4000 in it, but it may not work at that speed.

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pcgamer72 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 21 Posts: 19 Status: Offline	Thanks.

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