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Ram won't fit... but I'm gonna make it
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Khabarakh
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12. January 2008 @ 14:51 |
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Ok. so I bought a 512 card for my oldschool dell desktop, and theres only 1 notch in the card. but. there's 2 notches on the motherboard where it goes. I'm guessing this is because its old. so I decided to file off the extra plastic that makes the second notch on the mother board; its just plastic, it cant harm anything to try. Let me know your thoughts on this project, and I'll let you know how it goes (if i dont get back to you on it, the computer blew up and killed me. lol)
Fupa
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12. January 2008 @ 14:55 |
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you got the wrong ram then. you're not suppose to modify anything to make the ram fit.
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Khabarakh
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12. January 2008 @ 14:57 |
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hah well I can't get back to the store for a few days. will it work at all?
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12. January 2008 @ 15:01 |
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no. the system will just ignore the 512 stick.
go to crucial.com, and run the system scanner to find the right ram specs you need.
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got a whole lot more to list . . .
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Khabarakh
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12. January 2008 @ 15:05 |
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crap. thanks. I'll do that
Fupa
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ddp
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12. January 2008 @ 15:13 |
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the motherboard uses sdram pc66, pc100 or pc133. what is the make & model# of the dell? you will fry both the ram & motherboard if you had used that ram. that is the reason for those notches besides not putting in the wrong way.
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12. January 2008 @ 15:14 |
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Originally posted by Khabarakh:
crap. thanks. I'll do that
Run the scanner as suggested, it will tell you what kind of RAM your mobo supports. Take that information to the store with you and buy the correct sticks.
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Khabarakh
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12. January 2008 @ 15:39 |
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wow... It can support 2 256 cards.... ouch... oh well. guess I'm returning it
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12. January 2008 @ 15:53 |
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sounds like my 7 year old compaq presario, which is still up and running win2k. started with a single 128 pc100, and then switched to 2x 256 pc133.
ps2: v7 scph-39001 - independence exploit - hdloader 0.8c - maxtor 300gb hdd
(+[__]%) psp slim ta-085v1: 6.60 PRO B10
wii (powered by bootmii/priiloader): 4.1u - d2x v10beta53-alt (base 56) - configurable usb loader v70r51/devolution r188 - wd scorpio black 7200rpm 320gig w/ ams venus ds2 enclosure
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12. January 2008 @ 22:25 |
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lol like the other's said don't file it off! Reminds of the time some years back when a kid cut off the PCI-E pins off his new 7950GT to fit his AGP slot. This was back when the card was worth 300 dollars!
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12. January 2008 @ 22:35 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
lol like the other's said don't file it off! Reminds of the time some years back when a kid cut off the PCI-E pins off his new 7950GT to fit his AGP slot. This was back when the card was worth 300 dollars!
ouch! you think that thread is still alive, abuzar? i might look for it just for kicks.
ps2: v7 scph-39001 - independence exploit - hdloader 0.8c - maxtor 300gb hdd
(+[__]%) psp slim ta-085v1: 6.60 PRO B10
wii (powered by bootmii/priiloader): 4.1u - d2x v10beta53-alt (base 56) - configurable usb loader v70r51/devolution r188 - wd scorpio black 7200rpm 320gig w/ ams venus ds2 enclosure
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12. January 2008 @ 22:46 |
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13. January 2008 @ 11:18 |
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Reading through this thread confirms my thoughts that some people shouldn't be allowed to touch anything, inside of a computer.
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ddp
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13. January 2008 @ 19:05 |
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not just computers from what i've seen during my life time.
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13. January 2008 @ 22:04 |
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lol this reminds me of one time quite a few years back now. i bought this brand new computer with isa slots and of course me not knowing a thing about computers i noticed my sega master system games had the same size chip in em so i took the games casing of and stuck it into the isa slot of my pc turbed it on and....... boooooom. lol there went my new pc and its warranty. lol i quickly lernt my lesson not to ever stick something in a pc that isnt made for it. lol my mate still gives me sh*t about it today. so havin said that NEVER EVER try to stick something into a computer that dosnt fit or isnt made for it and also NEVER EVER EVER try to cut/file/modify a part for it to fit.
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pgod51
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13. January 2008 @ 22:07 |
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lol dude, thats definitely DDR or DDR2 ram that you bought, and btw, modding it or trying to fit it in will cause a frying of your ram or ruining the motherboard. go fetch some SD ram and that will fix your little problem. :D
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