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You should look up the specs of your computer before purchasing hardware as some computers have more or less than 120-pins and also check to make sure your motherboard or laptop has an opening for it, if not, you could always replace one. But either way, make sure it's compatible with your computer and will fit.
My laptop came with 1 Ghz of ram and was 512MB DDR2-667MHz-CL5(x2), just make sure it will fit i suppose.
I found this RAM card on the internet! Will it work on my computer? Here is a LINK to it.
As already stated, you should look up your motherboard specification. This will tell you the type of RAM it will take and what speeds they operate at. It will also allow you to pick RAM that will perform at top peak performance as well as how much RAM your motherboard can take.
anohter program would be Everest Home! To just detect your RAM and other stuff, the trial version should be enough!
you also need to know that the operating system cant work with endless much RAM, Windows XP 32Bit can use up to 4 GB of ram, including the ram of the videocard and other stuff! found an article here but didnt read it fully. however, it should have some useful information in it
I all ready checked that stuff, and I bought it. It is only one memory module with 1GB on it. One pair was all ready taken up by the 2GB I got 2-3 years ago. Because DIMM_1 and 3 were already used so I put the single card in DIMM_2 and closed the chasis. Then I turned on my computer and it started doing 4 rapid beeps at me. What did I do wrong? P.S: The computer started working perfectly again after I took the Memory module out.
@Glorfindal: For the record, most motherboards that support DDR2 (and DDR3) will only run in single mode mode (same as SDRAM) if you don't match the sticks. What I mean by this is you have a stick in 1 and 3, losing dual channel mode. Put them in 1 and 2, or 2 and 3, so you can have dual channel, which is the purpose of dual channel memory.
Also, if you do that, then put a stick in just one of the 2 remaining DIMM's you're going to be back in single channel mode
What he tried to say(i think) is that different DDR versions wont work together. (Say your first 2 gigs are DDR1 and your newest is DDR2 they might not work together.)
@Glorfindal: For the record, most motherboards that support DDR2 (and DDR3) will only run in single mode mode (same as SDRAM) if you don't match the sticks. What I mean by this is you have a stick in 1 and 3, losing dual channel mode. Put them in 1 and 2, or 2 and 3, so you can have dual channel, which is the purpose of dual channel memory.
Also, if you do that, then put a stick in just one of the 2 remaining DIMM's you're going to be back in single channel mode
Right idea, wrong slot information. Dual channel works in alternating slots, like this:
To get dual channel, you put the sticks in 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, like Glorfindal has (for most motherboards).
Edit: To see which it is for you, you really should consult the manual. Many motherboards have color layouts, so that you put a stick in each same color slot to achieve dual channel.
This post has been edited by xclite: 5 Jun, 2009 - 12:06 PM
Weird, every motherboard I've ever owned (including the one I have now) requires 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 for dual channel. All that I've owned if I put a DIMM in 1 and 3 I would be in single channel mode (once again including the board I currently have).
Now that I think about it the one I got for my wife is the same as mine too
Weird, every motherboard I've ever owned (including the one I have now) requires 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 for dual channel. All that I've owned if I put a DIMM in 1 and 3 I would be in single channel mode (once again including the board I currently have).
Now that I think about it the one I got for my wife is the same as mine too
We may just be miscommunicating. I am assuming you number your slots like this: 1 2 3 4
To set your memory to dual channel is very simple; you may even be running in dual channel already and not know it. Most motherboards are color coded like this one. You set both modules in the same colored slots. If your motherboard doesn’t have colored slots it will be the odd or even slots. What if you have three modules? I’m sorry, but you’re out of luck. Dual Channel requires either two or four modules. What you have is three modules trying to all use the same single memory channel.
To verify that your memory is running in dual channel I recommend CPU-Z. CPU-Z is a little program that grabs information about your CPU, motherboard and RAM. Under the memory tab look for the spot where it says “Channel #.” It will either say single or double.
Bolding is mine.
This post has been edited by xclite: 9 Jun, 2009 - 10:41 AM
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