Is it possible to upgrade my RAM? Or I have to buy a RAM? I'm asking this because I'm feeling that my RAM is so small... Can you tell me that it's slow? [ 96 MB or RAM ]. Well, I myself, I'll call it small, but this is P4... So I'm just wonderin why the RAM is like that, so I'm planning to upgrade/buy RAM. Is it possible? Well, if I'm going to buy [ just in case it is not possible to upgrade.. ], are RAMs all the same? Is it OK to just buy a RAM and then install it? or there are specific RAMs for every type of computers?
Yes as long as you have spare RAM slots on your motherboard then you caninstall more RAM. There are a couple of different types of RAM available and with different speeds. Can you download [google]Everest Home[/google] and then post the details of your memory or motherboard. Once you install it; click the Report button at the top. A wizard will pop up. Click Next>Custom selection. Then Uncheck the "Everest Report" button to uncheck all boxes. Then expand "Motherboard" and then check Motherboard, Memory and SPD boxes. Click next and choose Plain text. After that save it and post it here. From there on we can see what upgrades you can have.
Code: --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.01.347 Homepage [URL]http://www.lavalys.com/[/URL] Report Type Report Wizard Computer HOME-KO3YUOK5KA Generator My Pc Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2005-06-03 Time 08:54 --------[ Motherboard ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motherboard Properties: Motherboard ID 12/24/2002-P4M266-8235-6A6LWJ19C-00 Motherboard Name Jetway P4MFU533 Front Side Bus Properties: Bus Type Intel NetBurst Bus Width 64-bit Real Clock 133 MHz (QDR) Effective Clock 533 MHz Bandwidth 4267 MB/s Chipset Bus Properties: Bus Type VIA V-Link Bus Width 8-bit Motherboard Physical Info: CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 478 Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP RAM Slots 2 SDR DIMM, 2 DDR DIMM Integrated Devices Audio, Video Form Factor Micro ATX Motherboard Size 240 mm x 240 mm Motherboard Chipset P4M266A Motherboard Manufacturer: Company Name Jetway Information Co., Ltd. Product Information [URL]http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/product/index.htm[/URL] BIOS Download [URL]http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/download/bios/index.htm[/URL] --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 95 MB Used 88 MB Free 6 MB Utilization 93 % Swap Space: Total 228 MB Used 186 MB Free 42 MB Utilization 81 % Virtual Memory: Total 324 MB Used 275 MB Free 48 MB Utilization 85 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No Problems & Suggestions: Problem Modern operating systems require at least 128 MB system memory for optimum performance. --------[ SPD ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ DIMM2: SpecTek (128 MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM) ] Memory Module Properties: Module Name SpecTek Serial Number 050183ACh Manufacture Date Week 50 / 2002 Module Size 128 MB (2 rows, 4 banks) Module Type Unbuffered Memory Type DDR SDRAM Memory Speed PC2100 (133 MHz) Module Width 64 bit Module Voltage SSTL 2.5 Error Detection Method None Refresh Rate Normal (15.625 us) Memory Timings: @ 133 MHz 2.5-3-3-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) @ 100 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) Memory Module Features: Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported Auto-Precharge Not Supported Precharge All Not Supported Write1/Read Burst Not 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 Supported Redundant Row Address Not Supported Memory Module Manufacturer: Company Name Micron Technology, Inc. Product Information [URL]http://www.spectek.com/menus/memory_module.asp[/URL] --------[ Debug - PCI ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B00 D00 F00: VIA VT8751(A) ProSavage P4M266(A) Chipset - System Controller Offset 00: 06 11 48 31 06 00 30 22 00 00 00 06 00 08 00 00 Offset 10: 08 00 00 E8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 48 31 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 40: 00 18 88 80 82 44 00 00 18 99 88 80 82 44 00 00 Offset 50: E8 5F CF 88 C4 85 08 08 04 00 00 00 04 08 08 08 Offset 60: 08 2A 00 20 E4 99 40 26 F5 25 86 78 20 04 00 00 Offset 70: A0 C8 00 01 01 01 10 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 Offset 80: 0F 65 00 00 C0 B8 00 00 03 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 02 C0 20 00 07 02 00 1F 04 01 00 00 6D 92 04 00 Offset B0: 78 B2 5A B2 40 04 88 FE 66 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 Offset C0: 01 00 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00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D10 F01: VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller Offset 00: 06 11 38 30 07 00 10 02 80 00 03 0C 08 20 80 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 01 D8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 38 30 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 02 00 00 Offset 40: 40 12 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 01 00 C2 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D10 F02: VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller Offset 00: 06 11 38 30 07 00 10 02 80 00 03 0C 08 20 80 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 01 DC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 38 30 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 03 00 00 Offset 40: 40 12 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 01 00 C2 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 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00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 09 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D11 F01: VIA VT82C571 IDE Controller Offset 00: 06 11 71 05 07 00 90 02 06 8A 01 01 00 20 00 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 01 E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 71 05 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF 01 00 00 Offset 40: 0B F2 09 05 18 1C C0 00 20 20 20 20 FF 00 B6 B6 Offset 50: E6 07 17 F1 0C 03 00 00 A8 A8 A8 A8 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 16 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: F8 DE 1C 01 00 00 00 00 F8 7E 1D 01 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 06 00 71 05 06 11 71 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D11 F05: VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller Offset 00: 06 11 59 30 01 00 10 02 50 00 01 04 00 00 00 00 Offset 10: 01 E4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 40 DC 24 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 03 00 00 Offset 40: 01 CC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 3F 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 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Your motherboard supports both SDR SDRAM and DDR SDRAM (commonly DDR). You can't use both at the same time, so you'll have to go with DDR (recommended) or SDR SDRAM (not recommended). SDR is going up in price because it's being used much less than DDR these days...You can pick up a decent stick of PC3200 (DDR400) in a 512MB capacity for around $60 on-line at reliable webshops (Newegg, ZipZoomFly).
What's PC3200 for? What's that? Because I have a friend and asked him about RAM, coz I'm gonna buy one, and he said something PC2100. Now I'm confused. lol.
I'm pretty sure the pc-XXXX is relating to data transfer speed. pc-3200 is 3.2gb/sec and pc-2700 is 2.7gb/sec
Ohh... yeah, now I see. So that means, whatever PCXXXX RAM is compatible with my PC? Or there are limits?
You could get PC5000 and it would work fine. Would you be making use out of it? No, but it would work. The reason I say PC3200 is because you're looking at a few dollars difference in price between it and PC2700, and I've seen PC2700 run a little higher in price than PC3200. Chalk it up to supply and demand.
Here's some decent ram:PQI , see you don't exactly have to break the bank to cover a little ram upgrade. Installation is as simple as can be, just shut off your computer, unplug, touch a metal part of your case in order to discharge any harmful static you may have contracted, insert each ram module into it's own slot on your motherboard, for dual-channel mode check you motherboard manual for the proper configuration that you'll need (if it's even supported at all), this will further boost performance. You should notice a major performance boost after this upgrade.
Yes, definatley go with PQI. I recently built my new computer and that's what I used. I find that Kingston and Corsair are generally too high priced, sometimes including Geil in that. A fairly new RAM brand is Patriot. I've heard good things about them but don't have any firsthand experience.
hello... can a 1gb ddr1 pc400 ran with my pc? Code: --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage [URL="http://www.lavalys.com/"]Lavalys - Comprehensive IT Security and Management[/URL] Report Type Report Wizard Computer OM (my computer) Generator Administrator Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-07-03 Time 10:58 --------[ Motherboard ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motherboard Properties: Motherboard ID 04/15/2003-P4M266A-8235-6A6LW00HC-00 Motherboard Name VIARAMA U8668 (Pro) Front Side Bus Properties: Bus Type Intel NetBurst Bus Width 64-bit Real Clock 100 MHz (QDR) Effective Clock 400 MHz Bandwidth 3200 MB/s Chipset Bus Properties: Bus Type VIA V-Link Bus Width 8-bit Motherboard Physical Info: CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR RAM Slots 2 SDR DIMM, 2 DDR DIMM Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN Form Factor Micro ATX Motherboard Chipset P4M266 Motherboard Manufacturer: Company Name Biostar Group Product Information [URL]http://www.biostar.com.tw/products/mainboard/index.php3[/URL] BIOS Download [URL]http://www.biostar.com.tw/support/bios/socket.php3?socket=775[/URL] --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 255 MB Used 188 MB Free 66 MB Utilization 74 % Swap Space: Total 1259 MB Used 374 MB Free 884 MB Utilization 30 % Virtual Memory: Total 1514 MB Used 563 MB Free 951 MB Utilization 37 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No Problems & Suggestions: Suggestion Install more system memory to improve applications performance. --------[ SPD ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ DIMM1: Samsung M3 68L1713DTL-CB0 ] Memory Module Properties: Module Name Samsung M3 68L1713DTL-CB0 Serial Number F207FAD2h Manufacture Date Week 7 / 2003 Module Size 128 MB (1 rank, 4 banks) Module Type Unbuffered Memory Type DDR SDRAM Memory Speed PC2100 (133 MHz) Module Width 64 bit Module Voltage SSTL 2.5 Error Detection Method None Refresh Rate Normal (15.625 us), Self-Refresh Memory Timings: @ 133 MHz 2.5-3-3-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) @ 100 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) Memory Module Features: Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported Auto-Precharge Not Supported Precharge All Not Supported Write1/Read Burst Not 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 Supported Redundant Row Address Not Supported Memory Module Manufacturer: Company Name Samsung Product Information [URL="http://www.samsung.com/Products/Semiconductor/DRAM/index.htm"]SAMSUNG Semiconductor[/URL] [ DIMM2: Samsung M3 68L1713DTL-CB0 ] Memory Module Properties: Module Name Samsung M3 68L1713DTL-CB0 Serial Number F201FA4Ch Manufacture Date Week 7 / 2003 Module Size 128 MB (1 rank, 4 banks) Module Type Unbuffered Memory Type DDR SDRAM Memory Speed PC2100 (133 MHz) Module Width 64 bit Module Voltage SSTL 2.5 Error Detection Method None Refresh Rate Normal (15.625 us), Self-Refresh Memory Timings: @ 133 MHz 2.5-3-3-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) @ 100 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) Memory Module Features: Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported Auto-Precharge Not Supported Precharge All Not Supported Write1/Read Burst Not 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 Supported Redundant Row Address Not Supported Memory Module Manufacturer: Company Name Samsung Product Information [URL="http://www.samsung.com/Products/Semiconductor/DRAM/index.htm"]SAMSUNG Semiconductor[/URL] --------[ Debug - PCI ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B00 D00 F00: VIA VT8751(A) ProSavage P4M266(A) Chipset - System Controller Offset 00: 06 11 48 31 06 00 30 22 00 00 00 06 00 08 00 00 Offset 10: 08 00 00 E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 48 31 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 40: 00 18 88 80 82 44 00 00 18 99 88 80 82 44 00 00 Offset 50: E8 5F EF 88 64 85 10 10 66 00 08 08 10 10 10 10 Offset 60: 0A 2A 00 20 E6 99 00 27 CF 4D 86 50 40 04 00 00 Offset 70: 82 C8 00 01 01 01 10 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 00 61 00 00 C0 B8 00 00 02 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 02 C0 20 00 07 02 00 1F 04 01 00 00 2D 92 04 00 Offset B0: 78 AC 10 9B 40 00 E8 FF 68 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 22 00 22 00 70 38 02 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 18 00 00 89 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D01 F00: VIA AGP Controller Offset 00: 06 11 91 B0 07 01 30 22 00 00 04 06 00 00 01 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 F0 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 E6 F0 E7 00 E4 F0 E5 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 00 Offset 40: 83 47 00 44 24 72 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 01 00 02 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D10 F00: VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller Offset 00: 06 11 38 30 07 00 10 02 80 00 03 0C 08 20 80 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 01 D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 38 30 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 01 00 00 Offset 40: 40 12 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 01 00 C2 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D10 F01: VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller Offset 00: 06 11 38 30 07 00 10 02 80 00 03 0C 08 20 80 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 01 D4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 38 30 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 02 00 00 Offset 40: 40 12 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 01 00 C2 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D10 F02: VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller Offset 00: 06 11 38 30 07 00 10 02 80 00 03 0C 08 20 80 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 01 D8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 38 30 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 03 00 00 Offset 40: 40 12 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 01 00 C2 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D10 F03: VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller Offset 00: 06 11 04 31 07 00 10 02 82 20 03 0C 08 20 00 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 E8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 04 31 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 04 00 00 Offset 40: 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 A0 10 00 89 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 5A 00 80 00 00 00 00 04 0B 88 88 53 88 00 00 Offset 60: 20 20 01 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 01 00 C2 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D11 F00: VIA VT8233A/VT8235 PCI-ISA Bridge Offset 00: 06 11 77 31 87 00 10 02 00 00 01 06 00 00 80 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 77 31 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 40: 44 00 F8 0B 00 00 00 00 8C 20 00 00 04 00 0A 08 Offset 50: 81 1D 09 00 00 B0 C3 50 43 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 06 11 77 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 Offset 80: 20 84 59 00 F2 30 00 00 01 04 00 00 0A 18 00 00 Offset 90: F0 1F 02 88 20 C0 0D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 01 05 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D11 F01: VIA VT82C571 IDE Controller Offset 00: 06 11 71 05 07 00 90 02 06 8A 01 01 00 20 00 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 01 DC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 71 05 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF 01 00 00 Offset 40: 0B F2 09 05 18 1C C0 00 20 20 20 20 FF 00 B6 B6 Offset 50: 07 07 17 F1 0C 03 00 00 A8 A8 A8 A8 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: F8 2E 34 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 06 00 71 05 06 11 71 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D11 F05: VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller Offset 00: 06 11 59 30 01 00 10 02 50 00 01 04 00 00 00 00 Offset 10: 01 E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 61 41 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 03 00 00 Offset 40: 01 CC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B00 D12 F00: VIA VT6102 Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter Offset 00: 06 11 65 30 07 00 10 02 74 00 00 02 08 20 00 00 Offset 10: 01 E8 00 00 00 10 00 E8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 01 03 08 Offset 40: 01 00 02 FE 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: 00 00 80 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 Offset 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B01 D00 F00: nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 Video Adapter Offset 00: DE 10 2D 00 27 00 B0 02 15 00 00 03 00 F8 00 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 E6 08 00 00 E4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 01 05 01 Offset 40: 00 00 00 00 02 00 20 00 07 00 00 1F 04 01 00 1F Offset 50: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 CE D6 23 00 0F 00 00 00 Offset 60: 01 44 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 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