st
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:11 am Post subject:
What memory to use? |
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Hello There:
I am enjoying putting a computer together and facing the
challenges, here is my question:
I just got PCCHIPS "M851G V1.5" motherboard w/a 462 socket, an AMD CPU
2200+266 ATHLON XP and two modules of memory of Viking DDRAM 256 mb 32 X 64
(PC2100).
In the website where I got the motherboard it says that the motherboard
supports DDR 333/266 Max 2GB Ram, but in the manual says it supports DDR
400/333 memory.
I haven't been able to make it work, the fan runs but I get nothing in the
screen, since PC2100 would be for a 266 Ram, would I need a different
memory to make it work?
Thank you in advance.
st. |
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Zotin Khuma
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:
Re: What memory to use? |
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"st" <stop@msn.net> wrote in message
news:cZrvd.3007$2J2.281@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | Hello There:
I am enjoying putting a computer together and facing the
challenges, here is my question:
I just got PCCHIPS "M851G V1.5" motherboard w/a 462 socket, an AMD CPU
2200+266 ATHLON XP and two modules of memory of Viking DDRAM 256 mb 32 X
64
(PC2100).
In the website where I got the motherboard it says that the motherboard
supports DDR 333/266 Max 2GB Ram, but in the manual says it supports DDR
400/333 memory.
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Such differences between what manufacturers say on their website
and what they say in a manual are usually because they have upgraded
their product and neglected to update the information in either
website or manual.
| Quote: | I haven't been able to make it work, the fan runs but I get nothing in the
screen, since PC2100 would be for a 266 Ram, would I need a different
memory to make it work?
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No. You may have to set your BIOS to the correct memory speed (and
you may not have to - the BIOS will probably detect the type of memory
you're using unless you've manually changed the setting). Even if it
supports DDR 400/333, it will also support DDR266.
The failure to start is probably due to a faulty piece of hardware,
improper installation or wrong BIOS setting. |
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