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ram question
Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb
totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Hp pavilion 6835 128mb ram |
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Well if you do sell if on ebay you will have to sell it as untested and
I doubt you will find a buyer. I assume the ram woud have worked, but I am no expert on ram. In which case you woul have to sell (or rather not sell) it as faulty!! "Hugo" wrote in message ... Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Hp pavilion 6835 128mb ram |
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133 should work, if it was the wrong density, it
would only be partially recognized. The symptoms you quote are that it is defective. "half_pint" wrote in message ... Well if you do sell if on ebay you will have to sell it as untested and I doubt you will find a buyer. I assume the ram woud have worked, but I am no expert on ram. In which case you woul have to sell (or rather not sell) it as faulty!! "Hugo" wrote in message ... Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Hp pavilion 6835 128mb ram |
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I think that RAM needs to be inserted in matched pairs. Both slots need to
be the same. "Hugo" wrote in message ... Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Hp pavilion 6835 128mb ram |
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Ok, im planning on buying a stick of pc100 128mb from a friend of mine, the
stick has been tested and works fine on his PC, will it work ok along a stick of pc100 64mb and that way i would have 192mb of ram ?, Thanks in advance. "Hugo" wrote in message ... Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Hp pavilion 6835 128mb ram |
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"Pepperoni" wrote in
: I think that RAM needs to be inserted in matched pairs. Both slots need to be the same. I highly doubt that is the case. Aside from RAMBUS memory, you haven't needed to fill matching banks since EDO RAM. -- website: http://www.demonlag.com AIM: FrznFoodClerk email: |
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Pepperoni wrote:
I think that RAM needs to be inserted in matched pairs. Both slots need to be the same. Not "pc100/pc133" RAM. Take a refresher or refrain from advice on things you don't have knowledge of. -- ~misfit~ "Hugo" wrote in message ... Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Hp pavilion 6835 128mb ram |
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Hugo wrote:
Ok, im planning on buying a stick of pc100 128mb from a friend of mine, the stick has been tested and works fine on his PC, will it work ok along a stick of pc100 64mb and that way i would have 192mb of ram ?, Thanks in advance. It should do, although HP's can be fussy. If he's a friend he'll take it back if it doesn't work. -- ~misfit~ |
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"Hugo" wrote in message ... Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Let me guess, the new PC-133 stick has 4 chips on it, and your existing ones have 8 chips? If so, it's a common problem I have run into in both PC-100 and PC-133 SDRAM modules lately, and older systems, especially those with the old 440BX chipset, and the 810/815 chipsets. Your system may well support PC-100 or PC-133 modules in 128MB capacities, but some older motherboard chipsets do not support the newer 256Mbit density chips commonly being used today. On a 128MB module that uses 4 256Mbit chips, each chip is 32MB for a total of 128MB. The older 128MB modules with 128Mbit densities had 16MB per chip, and used 8 chips for a total of 128MB. The best advice I can give you is to go to Crucial.com and plug your model# into their configuration matrix, and let them select the proper type of module(s) for your system, then purchase it. More than likely you will see a warning message that your system takes a specific type of SDRAM module. Looking up the specs on your machine reveals that it does indeed use an Intel 810 chipset, and thus needs modules with 128Mbit chip density. If you don't order from crucial, look for modules with 8 chips on them. |
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Hugo wrote:
Hi my pc uses pc100 ram, i have 2 slots , that occupy 2 sticks of 64mb totaling 128mb, recently i recieved a 128 mb of ram stick the only problem its pc133, the 1st thing i tried is taking out all of the ram i have in my pc and install only the new pc133 stick, it did not work, second thing i did is leave on of the 64mb of ram pc100 in the slot , and in the remaining slot insert the pc133 ram, did not recognize the pc133, and then i tried a combination of swiching ram positions. Can some one tell me if this is even possible, or should i just sell this pc133 of ram on ebay, thanks in advance. Hp pavilion 6835 128mb ram .. How many chips are on this 128MB DIMM, and what are the part numbers on the chips and DIMM? Does this 128MB DIMM only have four chips? If so, they are 16Mx16(256Mbit) chips. This system will not support 128MB DIMMs with only four chips. This system uses an Intel 810 chipset. It supports memory chip densities up to 128Mbit. It will support 256MB DIMMs that use sixteen 16Mx8(128Mbit) chips. It will support 128MB DIMMs with either eight 16Mx8 chips, or sixteen 8Mx8(64Mbit) chips. |
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