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High Low Density RAM
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18. August 2007 @ 07:53 |
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Hi , Does anyone know how to find out if the RAM is high density or low density?
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jazbebies
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18. August 2007 @ 08:51 |
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Usually its a simple case of looking at the label on the stick.
So for 1GB sticks-
You need to find the chip config which is 64Mx8 or 128Mx4
HIGH Density = 128Mx4
LOW Density = 64Mx8
For 512MB sticks-
You need to find the chip config which is 32Mx8 or 64Mx8
HIGH Density = 64Mx8 or sometimes 32Mx16
LOW Density = 32Mx8 or sometimes 16Mx16
Obviously you would want to AVOID "High Density" as they are only compatible with 10% of motherboards. "Low Density" has 100% compatibility with motherboards.
With high density they put more memory on each chip, so some motherboards dont recognise all of the memory, maybe half. low density as you can see put less memory onto each chip, but is infact the same amount of memory as the high density sticks, so low density is the choice to go with.
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18. August 2007 @ 13:38 |
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What if there is no label on the stick is there anyway you can find that out ?
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jazbebies
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18. August 2007 @ 14:21 |
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It very difficult without a label of some sort or writing.
Another thing is they are usually unbranded without a manufacturers make. But this isn't always the case.
When buying the memory its best to purchase from a respected retailer, rather than private sellers like on ebay which has the majority selling of high density ram. But if you know what your looking for and the seller has stated the density, fair enough.
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ddp
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18. August 2007 @ 14:22 |
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depending on how much ram you are dealing with whether it is single sided or double sided. double sided is usually low density & single sided is usually high density depending on the ram amount involved.
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19. August 2007 @ 05:36 |
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Ok thanx for the help
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