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Started by Jory , Feb 11 2007 02:21 PM

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Posted 11 February 2007 - 02:21 PM

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Im looking at buying another 512MB of RAM

I opened my case to check my current module and it said this on the label

VData
Memory Expert
MDGVD6F3H4860B1E0H
DDR 400 (3) 512M x16

"Sandra" is telling me the timings are 3-4-4-8

Im just wondering about possible compatibility issues with buying another stick of RAM

Any recommendations or things to stay away from?

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Posted 11 February 2007 - 02:23 PM

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No, you can stick anything in there and it will boot. DDR2 is the platform with problems.

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Posted 11 February 2007 - 08:08 PM

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What problems does DDR2 have exactly?
I aint heard anything about this.

@ OP, just get any stick of DDR400 and it'll work just fine.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 11 February 2007 - 09:40 PM

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QUOTE (7h3 n00b m4573r @ Feb 11 2007, 08:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What problems does DDR2 have exactly?
I aint heard anything about this.

@ OP, just get any stick of DDR400 and it'll work just fine.

well if he adds another stick of 512... well he shouldnt get some ddr2 since his current one is ddr1 icon_razz.gif

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Posted 11 February 2007 - 10:12 PM

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QUOTE (7h3 n00b m4573r @ Feb 11 2007, 05:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What problems does DDR2 have exactly?
I aint heard anything about this.
Sticks not booting in certain mobos because they won't run at anything under 2.1 and the mobo wants to give it 1.8v, etc.

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Posted 11 February 2007 - 10:57 PM

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QUOTE (Komet @ Feb 11 2007, 10:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sticks not booting in certain mobos because they won't run at anything under 2.1 and the mobo wants to give it 1.8v, etc.

still that can be fixed with a 10$ 128 mb ram stick
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Posted 11 February 2007 - 11:16 PM

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QUOTE (piggyspizza @ Feb 11 2007, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
still that can be fixed with a 10$ 128 mb ram stick
Then why in the flying fuck do we still have to pound this solution into n00b brains every goddamn time a system won't post?

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Posted 12 February 2007 - 01:02 AM

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QUOTE (Komet @ Feb 11 2007, 10:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sticks not booting in certain mobos because they won't run at anything under 2.1 and the mobo wants to give it 1.8v, etc.


Bah, they should have a SPD setting for 1.8v and say on the packet or something runs best at 2.1v and these settings. Bsides 1.8v is the standard voltage for DDR2 memory
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 01:47 AM

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I think it's the mobo maker's fault, because I've seen boards take DDR2 that wouldn't before after just flashing the bios to a later revision.

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Posted 12 February 2007 - 06:02 AM

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And i think its the RAM manufacturers fault, they should stick to the 1.8v DDR2 standard or GTFO IMO
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 07:40 AM

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QUOTE (7h3 n00b m4573r @ Feb 12 2007, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And i think its the RAM manufacturers fault, they should stick to the 1.8v DDR2 standard or GTFO IMO

/agree

Memory makers should stick to the JEDEC specifications and make RAM that runs at 1.8v
Why the hell would anyone want to make incompatible RAM anyways? It just gets the customer problems with hist/her machine.
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 01:02 PM

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not everyone is a 40 year old guy chuckin new ram into his dell XPS, people who buy this ram acknowledge that it'll work in their boards -- thats why its on the specifications. Yes, it would be a great idea to have the ram able to run at a certain speed while booting at 533 1.8v, but it's just not going to happen.
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