Please help with RAM question?

Question

I had a siemens ram card in a slot which reads 8Mx64 SDRAM. Black rectangles on one side only.

It was in an old dell with a pentium II and windows 2000.

I had intermittent sound coming from my audio all the time, so someone told me I need more RAM and it will be much faster than the virtual memory it is now trying to deal with.

So I bought the only thing possibly compatible at Best Buy which was a 256mb DDRAM (black on both sides) and replaced the 8Mx64.
My question is; Is the 8mx64 8x64=512 MEG???Is my old RAM MORE THAN MY DOUBLE SIDED 256mb???

Answer 1

The ram that you had in your dell is 64MB. pentium II and windows 2000 require a minimum RAM of 64 MB therefore I am sure that's what you have. As far as 256MB from Best Buy, it's a good idea but you might want to invest or consider looking at a new PC. Computers generally last around 5 years or less. Technology doubles every 2 years therefore in 2 years your PC will be outdated and the parts to upgrade will cost more than investing in a new PC. I hope this answer helps you with the memory upgrade though.

Answer 2

That's natural for 32-bit models of Windows computer running techniques. You can lose wherever from 256MB to 1GB on account that of the the ought to reserve deal with house for reminiscence-mapped I/O instruments. A sixty four-bit variation of Windows would not have this predicament, or a 32-bit variation of Windows that helps PAE (bodily deal with extension) When you begin the laptop, the BIOS will have to thoroughly notice all 4GB or RAM.

Answer 3

Your Siemens sdram (most likely just 64Mb) comes in a 164 pin module w/ 2 notches like in here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDRAM

DDR SDRAM comes in a 184 pin module w/ single notch like in here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR_SDRAM
If the 256Mb you bought is like this, you can not use it.

Answer 4

it might be, and u know u can still use ur old ram. just put it in the other slot

Answer 5

sdram and ddrm are not even compatible with each other.