Simple RAM question

Just got a Corsair Value RAM at DDR400/3200. Will this work on my older PC which has an Intel 845G Chipset and supports only DDR266 and DDR133 memory modules. :? :?

Sad to say but this older PC of mine is breanded, actually it's a lenovo and all bios features are all lock when it comes to oc, ram timings etc.

The 845g is a relatively old one and I doubt that there was pc3200 RAM at the time the manual was written. Likewise, being an old system, the manufacturer might have already discontinued support for it so would not update the webpage other than chucking it into the archives.

There is no need to be insulting him other than the fact that he posted in the wrong section.

The only ignorant question, is the one never asked...don't be mean dude!

All PC2100 chipsets can work with PC3200 because PC3200 can be clocked at any lower speed, the problem is that many OEM BIOS wouldn't recognise the faster chip, let alone clock it down.

For most people that means the RETAIL version of your board will probably have a "PC3200" compatible BIOS update (which will recognise the newer RAM and clock it down), but the OEM pre-built system probably won't recognise it. Sorry.

THG has an article called "Navigating the memory upgrade jungle" which is meant to answer this exact type of question, by the way.

It would either not boot, or, if in combination with RAM that did work, the system would boot without acknowledging the presense of the added RAM.

Or in the best case scenario, the board might only take the SPD from the first module and configure the remainder as the "same thing", making it work.