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dastott

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1. June 2005 @ 04:28

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Hi. I need to upgrade my old Gateway PC (5 years old, Pentium 3 700mhz) and I was just wondering if PC3200 512mbs RAM would be compatible with a machine from this era. Sorry if this is a silly question - I know little about RAM and motherboards. Thank you...

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GrandpaBW

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1. June 2005 @ 05:32

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Not a chance that it will work in the old rig. But, I could be wrong. I have been before.

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1. June 2005 @ 07:59

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Not a chance that it will work in the old rig. But, I could be wrong. I have been before.

Cock on there GrandpaBW............

The CPU dictates that it is SDR rather than DDR, so it wouldn't physically fit as they are 'keyed' differently..........,

The best you would get per memory stick I think would be 256Mb PC133 and I wouldn't be surprised if the mobo could only handle a max of 512Mb in total at a push.

However, I maybe wrong..................

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Jizmak

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1. June 2005 @ 08:30

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You would need SDRAM as opposed to DDR ram.

Best bet is to see what memory is currently installed,
beacuse for the memory to Parody together they must be the same.

There might be a DDR slot but highly I doubt it.

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dastott

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1. June 2005 @ 14:48

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Thanks for all the replies. I have 192mb in there already. Do I have to open the tower to see what type the RAM already installed is?

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ddp

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1. June 2005 @ 15:51

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can do that or check motherboard manual or user guide

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The_OGS

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1. June 2005 @ 19:52

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Yes probably came with PC133 OEM, probably won't run single 512MB chip but will req 2 x 256MB (dual bank) chips to reach 512MB.
If lucky, it will run single 512MB chip (less expensive) plus then you could run 1GB if you wanted...
Lemme see, I can get 512s for $99 bucks (CDN) but the 16-chip 256s are gonna cost $69 bucks each.
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ddp

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2. June 2005 @ 09:57

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SDRAM PC 133 Price Canadian
256M Single Side / Double Side $45 / $92
512M OEM $99

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dastott

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2. June 2005 @ 15:23

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Great info guys. A big help. Thanks a lot...

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