I have a Dell Dimension L866r using a PC133 memory chip (128MB) I have one memory slot free. I can buy PC133 payday - I have a spare PC100 chip - but for right now can I use this PC100 64MB memory chip as a temporary fix. Will it harm my computer by doing this?
2006-06-29 10:18:04 · 6 answers · asked by Rastuhs 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It supports PC100 but I wouldn't recommend placing 2 different memory types! It may cause problems...
2006-06-29 10:25:59 · answer #1 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should NOT use the stick of RAM. Such RAM is often BACKWARD compatible but NOT forward compatible. Use a PC133 in a PC100 system... DO NOT use a PC100 in a PC133 system. Pentium III 866 chips run at 133 MHz - the RAM has to be able to do the same.
2006-06-29 10:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't hurt anything. It is better if both modules are PC100 or PC133, but it will be okay. Your RAM will just run at 100 Mhz.
2006-06-29 10:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by lj1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is the fee of your RAM. it is likewise the form of ram your mom board will settle for and the fee at which the mummy board "talks" on your RAM. The speeds you're itemizing artwork nicely in a pentium III (3) or decrease mom board. immediately's RAM is considerably swifter.
2016-10-31 22:50:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use it, but both will run at 100 ...supposedly, anyways. I tried it in my mom's dell and it didn't want to stay running and I got many "unfixable memory errors". I'd just wait...
2006-06-29 10:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by Boom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the support
2006-06-29 10:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by rahul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋