Re: RAM question

Steve T wrote:
The RAM module is a Kingston ordered from TigerDirect. Value Ram and is noted as being compatible with
400mhz (PC3200)
333mhz (PC2700)
266mhz (PC2100).
I obtained the required specs from HP's website and matched it up at Tiger. Model number on the module is KVR400/1GR.
Steve T.

Since it isn't coming from Ebay, your odds improve :-)

Reviews look good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820134008

The data*** for the product is supposed to be here, but the file is missing.
http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KVR400_1GR.pdf

Should work fine.

Paul

"Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fmhftj$lba$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Steve T wrote:
HP PC has 2 slots for DDR PC3200 400mhz modules. Current configuration is one 256k chip. I have ordered a 1GB module. Can I install the 1GB into 1 slot and the 256k in the remaining slot? Or is it better to just install the new 1GB only? PC is an old HP Pavilion a705w with a Celeron CPU. I think it is around 333mhz or something. PC belongs to a friend and I'm just trying to speed it up a bit without too much expense. There is a lot of memory swapping just deleting a program. Thanks, Steve T.
Chipset is 845GV. Which suggests a single channel design. The sticks
can be run singly or together. There is no incentive to match them.

Only thing I'd watch for, is the kind of 1GB DDR module being purchased.
For example, Ebay is awash in "high density" 1GB DDR modules. Reputable
sellers (if you can call them that), put a list of restricted chipsets
that will work with that kind of RAM. It doesn't work with everything,
and is usually explicitly listed in Intel chipset datasheets as not
compatible. (Intel lists support for x8 or x16 chips, but not for
x4 chips on desktops using unbuffered RAM.) Consequently, I'd check to
see what the claim is, before ordering.

If you have a URL for the RAM, someone can look at it.

Paul



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