Can DDR 200pin be used on CPU 144 Module ?

Question

A CPU board contains 144PIN to support 133Mhz DDR and I found a DDR 133Mhz with 200PIN, with 16 memory chip. Does this DDR can be used ? Must I need to find ONLY those support 144PIN? And what is that "16 memory chip"?

Appreaciate it very much for kind reply..

Answer 1

No, 144 pin and 200 pin are not compatible, a 200 will not even fit in the slot since it will be too big. So, you have to find one that uses 144 pin. The 16 memory chip means their are 16 individually memory chips on the stick to create the total amount of RAM. For example, if the total was 256MB, each chip holds 16MB, or for 512MB, each chip holds 32MB, etc.

EDIT: Just to clear up what the last guy said, this is SO-DIMM RAM we are talking about, it does come in both 144pin and 200pin configurations.

Answer 2

Kasey doesn't know what he is talking about. Anyone who uses Wikipedia as a reference, doesn't really understand what they are talking about.

144-pin and 200-pin are both used for laptops. 144-pin is an older standard. Are you sure it is DDR? I thought 144-pin were only for PC100/PC133, which is the generation before DDR.

http://www.pricewatch.com/notebook_memory/512mb_144_sodimm.htm

You cannot mix different types of memory like that. If your board supports 144-pin, 133Mhz, then you need to buy that same type of memory. You can ignore the 16 memory chip, but it describes how the memory is distributed on the stick of memory.

Answer 3

Uh... No PC uses 144 Pin DIMMs. Mac did at one time, I think. SO DIMMs may be 144-pins... SDRAM DIMMs for PC's are usually 168-pins. DDR SDRAM are 184-pins. DDR2's are 204-pins.

It sounds as if you're not even sure how many pins your board uses. How about a little more information?

EDIT: Techman, one more insult and I'll have to report you to the mods. The Wiki reference is for the asker in case he wants to go look up something like pictures of the DIMMs. And in any case, the Wiki reference on SO DIMM is fine. And what kind of CPU board would use SO DIMMs instead of regular DIMMs?