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[Demonicat]

The last post got me thinking. I recently put a gig in my computer, removing 2 256's- which are now just sitting around. Is it conceivable to place those in my computer thus have 1.5 gig ram? To my understanding it has to be balanced, 2 chips must be the same- but I'm not sure.

[Pangit]

Depends on the motherboard and I'm not psychic.

[Demonicat]

Ok, where can I find that on the comp. Startup (BIOS) or control panel?

[Pangit]

Yeah most of the time, it'll tell you at the startup when it does the RAM check. Usually something along the lines of "Running xxx bios on yyy motherboard," if I remember correctly. If not, you can check the manual for the model. While you're in the manual, you can also check for the RAM information, because that's where they keep that kind of information. Did you buy a branded computer? Dell or Gateway, or something? If that's the case, you can get their manuals online.

[Demonicat]

Ok, its a custom- so no manual. here is all the data you could ever want about the motherboard:
Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 07/09/2004-SpringdalePE-6A79AE19C-00
Motherboard Name ECS 865PE-A v2

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz


Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 267 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 478
RAM Slots 4 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, LAN
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset i865PE


Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Elitegroup Computer Systems
Product Information

Good enough?

[Pangit]

[Demonicat]

wow...1.5 gigs...this must be what God feels like...

Anyway, I have one more question (soon to be posted) and if you can answer that I'll give you either a six pack of Bud or a series of free personal trainings.

[Demophobe]

You will notice no change in the computers behavior at all from 1 to 1.5GB.

[thorin]

[Bulsajo]

[Thunndarr]