Another RAM question

[Guest]

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I've got a machine running a stick of Kingston 128MB, 266MHz, DDR
PC2100 DIMM. I have a stick of unknown origin that has a sticker on it
that says it is PC100 64MB made in USA 1999. Will this stick mix with
the Kingston stick or should I just give in and buy another stick of
the Kingston??

This is for the folks machine and they don't need a whole lot of RAM,
but thought since I had this one laying around that I would stuff it
into their 'puter and put it to some use.

Thanks!

--
The Seabat

 

[jad]

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pc 100 would be sdram i believe ddr vs sdram most mb's wont allow
the mix



"seabat" <seabat@boardermail.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a machine running a stick of Kingston 128MB, 266MHz, DDR
> PC2100 DIMM. I have a stick of unknown origin that has a sticker on
it
> that says it is PC100 64MB made in USA 1999. Will this stick mix
with
> the Kingston stick or should I just give in and buy another stick of
> the Kingston??
>
> This is for the folks machine and they don't need a whole lot of
RAM,
> but thought since I had this one laying around that I would stuff it
> into their 'puter and put it to some use.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> The Seabat

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

The pc100 ram is indeed sdram, and you can't mix it with ddr ram.



seabat wrote:
> I've got a machine running a stick of Kingston 128MB, 266MHz, DDR
> PC2100 DIMM. I have a stick of unknown origin that has a sticker on it
> that says it is PC100 64MB made in USA 1999. Will this stick mix with
> the Kingston stick or should I just give in and buy another stick of
> the Kingston??
>
> This is for the folks machine and they don't need a whole lot of RAM,
> but thought since I had this one laying around that I would stuff it
> into their 'puter and put it to some use.
>
> Thanks!
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

The two sticks of RAM that you have are incompatible; they have different
number of pins. You have to buy a DDR PC2100 stick of RAM for your
computer. The PC 100 is worthless.

--
DaveW



"seabat" <seabat@boardermail.com> wrote in message
news:tatkn0l1en2l4lt76jfslt4rj1ck3vasv4@4ax.com...
> I've got a machine running a stick of Kingston 128MB, 266MHz, DDR
> PC2100 DIMM. I have a stick of unknown origin that has a sticker on it
> that says it is PC100 64MB made in USA 1999. Will this stick mix with
> the Kingston stick or should I just give in and buy another stick of
> the Kingston??
>
> This is for the folks machine and they don't need a whole lot of RAM,
> but thought since I had this one laying around that I would stuff it
> into their 'puter and put it to some use.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> The Seabat

 

[papa]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

Your unknown stick is an SDRAM chip. It won't even fit a DDR slot, and if
your motherboard happens to have both SDRAM and DDR slots, the DDR and SDRAM
chips cannot be used at the same time..

"seabat" <seabat@boardermail.com> wrote in message
news:tatkn0l1en2l4lt76jfslt4rj1ck3vasv4@4ax.com...
> I've got a machine running a stick of Kingston 128MB, 266MHz, DDR
> PC2100 DIMM. I have a stick of unknown origin that has a sticker on it
> that says it is PC100 64MB made in USA 1999. Will this stick mix with
> the Kingston stick or should I just give in and buy another stick of
> the Kingston??
>
> This is for the folks machine and they don't need a whole lot of RAM,
> but thought since I had this one laying around that I would stuff it
> into their 'puter and put it to some use.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> The Seabat