Im highly doubting it but I dont want to waste money so...
I have 2x512 sticks of 184 pin DDR SDRAM (200MHz)
My motherboard (in the manual) says it supports 400,333,and 266MHz Memmory. Now will my old memory work, or did I guess right and I need new memory?
2006-09-28 00:52:07 · 14 answers · asked by timhasafender 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
hi fren,u have to buy new ones becos the type n frequency not the same and the mainboard wouldn't support the rams...i tried before,u can try also juz put it in n a buzzing sound cm on when u turn on cpu .wont hurt the system but u cant on the cpu.GO on !go try it yrself n get a feel of it!!Make sure u quote the frequency when u buy new ones ,most shops wouldn't exchange bk ,the first time i bought wrong ones had to gv it away to a friend...gdluck!!!!!!!
2006-09-28 03:03:08 · answer #1 · answered by drunkdriver38 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u can use them if if ur manuall says it supports ddr 400 those sticks u have are ddr as long its ddr it should be fine there is a difference in design from ddr to ddr2 lol notch is different so yea u can use them the speeds that ur manual says that 400 is dual channel 200 x 2 = 400
2006-09-29 05:30:49 · answer #2 · answered by isaiah o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the old memory is SDR memory and motherbourd support SDR slot the you can use it ....
if the old DDR memory and the mot.........ya you can use it .
you said you have 2*512 sticks and its DDR if you set the old ram the computer will run on the lower MHz .
for example :
if you computer set in 400MHz and you set ram of 266MHz the all rams in your computer will run on 266MHz.
so that your choice .
2006-09-28 08:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by snake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your actual motherboard supports DDR you can use it, but your computer will become unstable that and a landmined field are the same. I don't recommend you to do it. You better buy new DDR's. They are not that expensive. You can go to zipzoomfly.com to buy if you are is US. Bye if you want to know anything else please klastor00@yahoo.com
2006-09-28 08:00:03 · answer #4 · answered by klastor00 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wouldnt take a chance and risk trying to use your old RAM, because you could shot circuit your mother board (and your old RAM) and then not only would you need more RAM, but a new motherboard aswell!
I wouldnt chance it!
Rather get more RAM (its much cheaper nowadays than it used to be, and you can get GIGS of RAM now!)
My suggestion would to go with a gig or two of RAM, that way, its highly unlikely ou will need to upgrade it any time soon!
hope that helps ya out
2006-09-28 07:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by Jazz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like what u think,u can't use your old RAM...u should buy a new RAM that is suitable with your motherboard frequency. And pls tell your RAM is DDR or SD?!! we haven't DDRSD RAM!
2006-09-28 07:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by Roudrunner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will work. but you won't yield the best performance out of your motherboard. but make sure that single slot of your motherboard supports 512MB of memory
2006-09-28 07:54:36 · answer #7 · answered by Thilina Guluwita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use it but all of your ram will only run as fast as the slowest component. So if you have 400MHz ram and 200MHz ram, all of the ram will run at 200MHz
2006-09-28 07:59:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the slot of 512 in your cabinet you can use it
2006-09-28 07:54:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it fits your motherboard, you can use it...whats in your manual is just what the manufacturer suggest that would work better...
2006-09-28 07:54:51 · answer #10 · answered by viztero 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋