Memory help needed please?

[Greg]

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Is there anybody out there who can kindly desypher the below informatrion
please? It was produced by a program called PC Wizzard, which is supposed
to tel you all about what is in your PC.

I want to increase my memory to 1Gig but have no idea what to order. All I
know is I had 512MB of RAM (or should have!) installed when I bought the
machine a year ago. I also have a video card with 256MB of memory, but from
the list below I can't seem to see which is which.

Thanks for any advice guys.

G


Memory Controller Information :
Memory Controller : DIMM, SDRAM
Number of connectors : 4
Max. Module Size : 1024 MB
Max. Memory Size : 4096 MB
Supported Speed : Unspecified
Supported Voltages : 5v
Error Detection Method : 8-bit Parity
Error Correction Capability : Unspecified
Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/1-way

Chipset Information :
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2600
Frequency : 160 MHz
FSB/RAM Multiplier : 5/4x
Channels : Dual
Mode : Linear
PAT Enabled : No
ECC Diagnostic : No
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 7 clocks

Information SPD EEPROM (A0) :
Manufacturer : Samsung
Part Number : M3 68L3223ETN-CB3
Serial Number : 410E61F0
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700 (166 MHz)
Size : 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz

Information SPD EEPROM () :
Manufacturer : Samsung
Part Number : M3 68L3223ETN-CB3
Serial Number : 41036242
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700 (166 MHz)
Size : 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz

 

[Guest]

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Greg wrote:
> Is there anybody out there who can kindly desypher the below informatrion
> please? It was produced by a program called PC Wizzard, which is supposed
> to tel you all about what is in your PC.
>
> I want to increase my memory to 1Gig but have no idea what to order. All I
> know is I had 512MB of RAM (or should have!) installed when I bought the
> machine a year ago. I also have a video card with 256MB of memory, but from
> the list below I can't seem to see which is which.

That is your system RAM and it's two Samsung 256 Meg sticks, part number
68L3223ETN-CB3, for a total of 512 Meg.

Your video RAM is on the video card and is not in the list below.

It says you have 4 slots and, with two sticks, 2 are used so you have two
open and you can put up to 1 gig in a slot. It also indicates you are dual
channel (Intel board I imagine) so you need to buy them in identical pairs,
which means you want two more 256 meg sticks.

>
> Thanks for any advice guys.
>
> G
>
>
> Memory Controller Information :
> Memory Controller : DIMM, SDRAM
> Number of connectors : 4
> Max. Module Size : 1024 MB
> Max. Memory Size : 4096 MB
> Supported Speed : Unspecified
> Supported Voltages : 5v
> Error Detection Method : 8-bit Parity
> Error Correction Capability : Unspecified
> Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/1-way
>
> Chipset Information :
> Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2600
> Frequency : 160 MHz
> FSB/RAM Multiplier : 5/4x
> Channels : Dual
> Mode : Linear
> PAT Enabled : No
> ECC Diagnostic : No
> CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks
> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 7 clocks
>
> Information SPD EEPROM (A0) :
> Manufacturer : Samsung
> Part Number : M3 68L3223ETN-CB3
> Serial Number : 410E61F0
> Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700 (166 MHz)
> Size : 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
> Module Buffered : No
> Module Registered : No
> Width : 64-bit
> Error Correction Capability : No
> Max. Burst Length : 8
> Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
> Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
> Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz
> CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz
>
> Information SPD EEPROM () :
> Manufacturer : Samsung
> Part Number : M3 68L3223ETN-CB3
> Serial Number : 41036242
> Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700 (166 MHz)
> Size : 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
> Module Buffered : No
> Module Registered : No
> Width : 64-bit
> Error Correction Capability : No
> Max. Burst Length : 8
> Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
> Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
> Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz
> CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz
>
>

 

[Greg]

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Thanks David, but what type do |I need...DDR? PC2600? CL-2? 168Pin or 186?
bus speed? Parity or non? etc, there are so many variations!



"David Maynard" <nospam@private.net> wrote in message
news:112s130r19jmj10@corp.supernews.com...
Greg wrote:
> Is there anybody out there who can kindly desypher the below informatrion
> please? It was produced by a program called PC Wizzard, which is supposed
> to tel you all about what is in your PC.
>
> I want to increase my memory to 1Gig but have no idea what to order. All
> I know is I had 512MB of RAM (or should have!) installed when I bought the
> machine a year ago. I also have a video card with 256MB of memory, but
> from the list below I can't seem to see which is which.

That is your system RAM and it's two Samsung 256 Meg sticks, part number
68L3223ETN-CB3, for a total of 512 Meg.

Your video RAM is on the video card and is not in the list below.

It says you have 4 slots and, with two sticks, 2 are used so you have two
open and you can put up to 1 gig in a slot. It also indicates you are dual
channel (Intel board I imagine) so you need to buy them in identical pairs,
which means you want two more 256 meg sticks.

>
> Thanks for any advice guys.
>
> G
>
>
> Memory Controller Information :
> Memory Controller : DIMM, SDRAM
> Number of connectors : 4
> Max. Module Size : 1024 MB
> Max. Memory Size : 4096 MB
> Supported Speed : Unspecified
> Supported Voltages : 5v
> Error Detection Method : 8-bit Parity
> Error Correction Capability : Unspecified
> Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/1-way
>
> Chipset Information :
> Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2600
> Frequency : 160 MHz
> FSB/RAM Multiplier : 5/4x
> Channels : Dual
> Mode : Linear
> PAT Enabled : No
> ECC Diagnostic : No
> CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks
> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 7 clocks
>
> Information SPD EEPROM (A0) :
> Manufacturer : Samsung
> Part Number : M3 68L3223ETN-CB3
> Serial Number : 410E61F0
> Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700 (166 MHz)
> Size : 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
> Module Buffered : No
> Module Registered : No
> Width : 64-bit
> Error Correction Capability : No
> Max. Burst Length : 8
> Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
> Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
> Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz
> CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz
>
> Information SPD EEPROM () :
> Manufacturer : Samsung
> Part Number : M3 68L3223ETN-CB3
> Serial Number : 41036242
> Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700 (166 MHz)
> Size : 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
> Module Buffered : No
> Module Registered : No
> Width : 64-bit
> Error Correction Capability : No
> Max. Burst Length : 8
> Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
> Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
> Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz
> CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz
> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz
>

 

[Guest]

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"Greg" <ggrh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d0nk6c$slg$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> Thanks David, but what type do |I need...DDR? PC2600? CL-2? 168Pin or
186?
> bus speed? Parity or non? etc, there are so many variations!
>
>

You should be looking for non-ecc (non-parity) PC3200 or DDR400 (same
thing), and each RAM board should be 256MB, and it wouldn't hurt to buy a
good name brand like mushkin or corsair or kingston. You should buy (2)
256MB boards for a total of 512MB. CL should be as low as you can afford,
but even CL-3 will work. One example follows. -Dave

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-897&depa=0

(2 of those should work)

Note that you currently have PC2700, but PC3200 will cost no more, and you
might be able to use the PC3200 in a later build, possibly. Note also that
you don't need to buy RAM in "matched pairs", but you *should* try to buy
two similar sticks to take advantage of dual channel capability. -Dave

 

[Greg]

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"David Maynard" <nospam@private.net> wrote in message

>Hard to tell without a part number. The things you listed are correct but
>you didn't mention unbuffered vs registered (you want unbuffered) and
>whether it was ECC or not (you don't need ECC)

>I went to Dabs and looked it up. Matching prices that's the Crucial
>CT3264Z335. NP means no parity, which means no ECC and the specs sat
>unbuffered. ok.

>Unfortunately, Crucial doesn't see fit to tell what chip organization they
>use but since they say "industry standard" it's probably an x8, which is
>right.

>Looks right.

>Which is moot since you used their machine specific listings to find the
>right one for your machine, right?


David,

Not sure what you mean, I haven't used anyone for specific listings, I used
the prog PC Wizard as mentioned in my first post.

Anyway thanks for the reply and if it confirms anything the manufactureers
code
is CT3264Z335

Thanks again!

 

[Guest]

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Greg wrote:

> "David Maynard" <nospam@private.net> wrote in message
>
>
>>Hard to tell without a part number. The things you listed are correct but
>>you didn't mention unbuffered vs registered (you want unbuffered) and
>>whether it was ECC or not (you don't need ECC)
>
>
>>I went to Dabs and looked it up. Matching prices that's the Crucial
>>CT3264Z335. NP means no parity, which means no ECC and the specs sat
>>unbuffered. ok.
>
>
>>Unfortunately, Crucial doesn't see fit to tell what chip organization they
>>use but since they say "industry standard" it's probably an x8, which is
>>right.
>
>
>>Looks right.
>
>
>>Which is moot since you used their machine specific listings to find the
>>right one for your machine, right?
>
>
>
> David,
>
> Not sure what you mean, I haven't used anyone for specific listings, I used
> the prog PC Wizard as mentioned in my first post.

I meant that Dabs has a memory selector for finding the right one by
machine type. But I couldn't use it because you hadn't posted what your
machine was. Or if you did I missed it.


> Anyway thanks for the reply and if it confirms anything the manufactureers
> code
> is CT3264Z335

Yeah. That's the one I looked up by matching to the price you posted.

>
> Thanks again!

You're quite welcome.

 

[Greg]

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

"David Maynard" <nospam@private.net> wrote in message >>
>> Not sure what you mean, I haven't used anyone for specific listings, I
>> used
>> the prog PC Wizard as mentioned in my first post.
>
> I meant that Dabs has a memory selector for finding the right one by
> machine type. But I couldn't use it because you hadn't posted what your
> machine was. Or if you did I missed it.
>
>
>> Anyway thanks for the reply and if it confirms anything the
>> manufactureers code
>> is CT3264Z335
>
> Yeah. That's the one I looked up by matching to the price you posted.
>
>>
>> Thanks again!
>
> You're quite welcome.
>

Hi David

No I didn't use the Dabs selector, didn't even notice one.

Memory just arrived in post (now that was quick!) It's fitted and working
fine so far!

Cheers again

 

[Guest]

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Greg wrote:

> "David Maynard" <nospam@private.net> wrote in message >>
>
>>>Not sure what you mean, I haven't used anyone for specific listings, I
>>>used
>>>the prog PC Wizard as mentioned in my first post.
>>
>>I meant that Dabs has a memory selector for finding the right one by
>>machine type. But I couldn't use it because you hadn't posted what your
>>machine was. Or if you did I missed it.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Anyway thanks for the reply and if it confirms anything the
>>>manufactureers code
>>>is CT3264Z335
>>
>>Yeah. That's the one I looked up by matching to the price you posted.
>>
>>
>>>Thanks again!
>>
>>You're quite welcome.
>>
>
>
> Hi David
>
> No I didn't use the Dabs selector, didn't even notice one.
>
> Memory just arrived in post (now that was quick!) It's fitted and working
> fine so far!
>
> Cheers again

Super duper !