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Old March 24th 07, 10:27 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
Dan Lenski
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Hi all,

I have an Acer C51 (Athlon 64 Venice, NVidia GeForce 6100, yadda)
purchased almost exactly a year ago. It has worked perfectly so far,
but now my RAM is failed. It came with two 512MB DDR-400-CL3 modules,
made by "Nanya" (a company I hadn't heard of).

I'm trying to figure out if the system is still under warranty, and
can't find the serial #. Acer's web site says that it's 21-25
characters long, but gives no other info on locating it. I can't find
it anywhere on the outside of the case, though on the motherboard
there's a sticker that says "PC C51GM03A1-2.0-8EKRS". However that
isn't a valid SN according to the Acer web site. Can anyone tell me
where to find it?

Thanks!

Dan

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Old March 24th 07, 10:29 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
Dan Lenski
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Default bad RAM and serial # location

I should add that only one of the two DDR modules has failed, while
the other is fine. I've confirmed this with memtest86, which gives
tons of errors with one module, and none with the other.

Dan

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Old March 24th 07, 11:26 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
doS
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buy some more geez

"Dan Lenski" wrote in message
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I should add that only one of the two DDR modules has failed, while
the other is fine. I've confirmed this with memtest86, which gives
tons of errors with one module, and none with the other.

Dan


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Old March 25th 07, 12:14 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
Dan Lenski
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On Mar 24, 6:26 pm, "doS" wrote:
buy some more geez


Will any 512 MB PC3200 module do? If I get a 1 GB module instead,
will I lose the dual-channel benefit?

Dan

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Old March 25th 07, 12:44 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
doS
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www.crucial.com


"Dan Lenski" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Mar 24, 6:26 pm, "doS" wrote:
buy some more geez


Will any 512 MB PC3200 module do? If I get a 1 GB module instead,
will I lose the dual-channel benefit?

Dan


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Old March 25th 07, 12:48 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.acer
doS
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the crucial link is for info only m8

"Dan Lenski" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Mar 24, 6:26 pm, "doS" wrote:
buy some more geez


Will any 512 MB PC3200 module do? If I get a 1 GB module instead,
will I lose the dual-channel benefit?

Dan


 




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