My computer is sdram ddr 184 pin I am interested in getting sdram ddr2 240 pin. They are both dimm but before I do I want to know if they are compatible
2007-06-01 05:58:24 · 6 answers · asked by henrietta h 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Just think about it for a second... WHY would something new with 56 more pins fit into the same slot of your old RAM?
DDR and DDR2 are different animals, like V6 is to a V8. Sure they're both internal combustion engines. Doesn't mean they are going to share a lot of parts.
2007-06-01 06:03:55 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm no. DDR is a different standard than DDR2....plus a 184 pin slot is not going to connect to a RAM chip with 240 pins. It would just not work.
2007-06-01 06:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by Jordan Z 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You can't mix DDR and DDR2. And with the differing numbers of pins, they are physically incompatible.
You already have 184-pin DDR RAM, so that's what your computer's motherboard will recognize and that's what you need to stick with.
2007-06-01 06:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
240 pin RAM will have different slip-in points against a 184 pin RAM so even if you try... You cant :)
2016-05-18 21:11:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not compatible. The pins line up with the pins on the motherboard. the 240 shouldn't even fit in the slot.
2007-06-01 06:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by Yes I am here!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't the No of pins means it won't fit
2007-06-01 06:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋