If I put DDR2 800 RAM into a computer that uses DDR2 675 will it damage the RAM or the computer?

Answer 1

Because both memory components are DDR-2, they are electrically compatible, so you won't damage either the RAM or the system. In general the memory components will slow down to run at the speed of the mother board, since the board sources the reference clock to the memory. However, newer DDR-2 and later memory components have a lower bound as well as an upper bound to their operating range, so it is possible that parts rated for a certain speed will not operate at a lower system clock rate. That being said, I think your system clock is sufficiently close to the new memory component that the two will be compatible, so long as it's not from a bargain-basement RAM supplier.

Answer 2

Research your motherboard for RAM requirements- why waste your time trying useless scenarios? Motherboards have jumpers to control a certain amount of flexibility in RAM, however the system board will operate on the lowest common denominator or may give you BIOS error beeps on startup.

Answer 3

I take it your petition on your mothers and fathers is falling on deaf-ears. it really is the way you restoration it. i wager there's a achieveable cable between your relatives's computing gadget and the wall. understanding sufficient about my personal computing gadget, this cord will be twisted up with different wires and tucked away in the back of fixtures. UNPLUG IT (extraordinarily after say 10pm at nighttime). Coil it up and positioned the cable in some hidey-hollow interior the residing house the position purely you understand precisely the position that's. i'm no longer asserting you should cover the cable - only make it (and the kinfolk computing gadget) unavailable after particular hours. you may reconnect it each and each morning - till the message has struck residing house. If someone stumbles into your bedroom interior the midst of the nighttime for some urgent internet-surfing..."why is the computing gadget no longer operating???" YOU tell THEM... and they could discover the cable "on the back of the storage" (say).. the computing gadget has in all likelihood been dumped into your room, coz you're the single getting maximum use out of it - AND it became messing up the residing-room. different each person is utilising it (in any respect hours) coz *that is obtainable*. get rid of the potential-CABLE - get rid of the convenience! Who of their suitable concepts could opt for (or opt for) to connect the cable on the back of a few residing house equipment interior the midst of the nighttime. There are airborne dirt and dust-bunnies, spiders and bogey-men lurking interior the darkish in the back of that computing gadget - so, that is extra of a conflict to connect it up and disturb each body interior the approach... Re-take possession of your room.

Answer 4

It shouldn't harm your computer. If the memory you just purchased can slow itself down to the bus speed of your memory slots then you can use it. If it doesn't slow itself down then without over clocking your motherboard you wont be able to use it. I wouldn't suggest over clocking unless you have a motherboard that was made for it at the time of purchase. If you didn't purchase the memory try looking it up on the internet to see if it can slow itself down.

I have accidentally put a stick of memory that was to fast for the motherboard. In most cases it just either wont work or it will lock up.

Answer 5

It all depends on your bios chip.....I have an older emachines and found out that a faster than recomended ram chip was automatically slowed down by the board.....

It will eitherl work, or it wont. It wont do any harm to the hardware....

Answer 6

Ram is idiot proof as far as what type works. If the piece does not fit in the slot, it wouldn't have worked.