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dragnandy
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_ 		23. September 2007 @ 17:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have a desktop pc and right now i have like a 258mb ram or something like that. and im thinking about getting like a 512 or a 1gb replacing it. but i dont want to take a look at my motherboard just yet and i have an old memory stick that i have before my dad replaced it awhile ago. so is there a way in telling what type of ram my desktop uses by just looking at the ram itself and not the motherboard? its a one stick ram instead of the 2 stick ones by the way. do i just count the pins?
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ianski7
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_ 		23. September 2007 @ 17:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey, you again...lol

download this..........http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Run cpu-z and hit the memory and speed tabs.....it will tell you all...
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socom0000
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_ 		23. September 2007 @ 18:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
go to crucial.com.
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dragnandy
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_ 		23. September 2007 @ 19:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks guys, and hello iansky! well i ran the thing and it says i have a SDRAM type. but im not sure what that means or how itll help because im planning on getting a new ram upgrade. when i opened my computer there were 3 slots, one taken and im guessing thats the ram slots. and i tried counting the gold lines and it was like 100 or less than 100. does anybody know what type i have? or how id find it, like how many pins and stuff. i also know its a DIMM stick too.
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ddp
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_ 		23. September 2007 @ 19:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what is the make & model# of the computer or motherboard?
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dragnandy
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_ 		23. September 2007 @ 21:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks i tried both and they are very helpful. i found the type im loooking for and my motherboard has 3 slots. and on crucial.com, it gave me some suggestions. thanks guys!

oh one more question regarding ram. how do i install ram into my computer? im planning on getting 2 sticks of ram for my computer and do i just stick the sticks in there and thats it?
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. September 2007 @ 16:02
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