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What kind of RAM does my PC have?
Hi. I'm looking to upgrade my PC's RAM, but I can't figure out exactly what type to buy, how much my computer will hold, how much is already used, etc. Here are what I think are the pertinent pieces of an Everest report:
Motherboard: CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3000+ Motherboard Name Soyo CK8 DRAGON Plus (6 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN) Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 150, AMD Hammer System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type Award (12/11/03) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port Communications Port (COM2) Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1) [ Memory Modules / A0 ] Memory Module Properties: Socket Designation A0 Speed 60 ns Installed Size 1024 MB Enabled Size 1024 MB [ Memory Modules / A1 ] Memory Module Properties: Socket Designation A1 Speed 60 ns Installed Size Not Installed Enabled Size Not Installed [ Memory Modules / A2 ] Memory Module Properties: Socket Designation A2 Speed 60 ns Installed Size Not Installed Enabled Size Not Installed [ Memory Modules / A3 ] Memory Module Properties: Socket Designation A3 Speed 60 ns Installed Size Not Installed Enabled Size Not Installed [ Memory Devices / A0 ] Memory Device Properties: Form Factor DIMM Size 1024 MB Device Locator A0 Bank Locator Bank0/1 [ Memory Devices / A1 ] Memory Device Properties: Form Factor DIMM Device Locator A1 Bank Locator Bank2/3 [ Memory Devices / A2 ] Memory Device Properties: Form Factor DIMM Device Locator A2 Bank Locator Bank4/5 [ Memory Devices / A3 ] Memory Device Properties: Form Factor DIMM Device Locator A3 Bank Locator Bank6/7 Memory Module Properties: Serial Number None Module Size 1024 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks) Module Type Unbuffered Memory Type DDR SDRAM Memory Speed PC3200 (200 MHz) Module Width 64 bit Module Voltage SSTL 2.5 Error Detection Method None Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh Thanks for your help! |
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Hi,
Your motherboard currently has 1gb of PC3200 memory in it and supports up to 2gb of PC3200 memory at max so you could double your memory with a upgrade. |
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Sometimes you don't place DDR memory in numerical order. Sometimes you insert the first card into the first slot, and then the second card into the third slot. It will work either way, but you might not get the double data rate. However, you'd need to check out the motherboard's documentation.
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Can you tell how many slots are full? I mean, if I can upgrade with one 1GB stick I'd like to do that, but I'm not sure what I have in there now. I wasn't sure if Everest told me somewhere.
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It looks like you have 1 stick of 1gb ram already in there, it is saying only 1 of the 3 slots is filled with 1024 and the rest are empty. So it looks like you could buy another 1gb stick of ram or 2X512mb sticks for the 2nd and 3rd slot. Name: is right though you should take a look at the motherboard manual first to see if you need any type of different configuration.
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Thanks everyone!
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OK, I bought the RAM as specified. Went upstairs just now, turned off the computer, made sure I wasn't all static-y, installed the new RAM into the second slot, turned on the computer, and there's nothing on the screen. The CPU fan is on and everything sounds OK except for the computer is beeping at me -- one long beep, then a pause, then another long beep, then a pause -- this all continues until I shut it off. I took out the new RAM and left the old -- still the same. I installed the new RAM into the third slot -- still the same. Now my PC won't turn on! What should I do?!
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Crisis averted. After some closer inspection, I reseated everything (including the RAM) attached to the MB. Things are working fine now... phew!
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