[Cialug] RAM upgrade

[Brandon Griffis]

Kendall:

Wow, that manual is rather convoluted "four banks" but then later "two
slots".  *looks back and forth rather puzzled.*

Given what's already been said and going by Crucial's website (a very good
resource BTW), I'm guessing it's really just two 184-pin DDR memory slots,
each supporting up to a 1 gig chip.  If you know the board model I'm
guessing you've ready opened the side of the box.  Taking a look inside to
see if you've got two memory slots would be the best way to verify this.

The manual also says it only supports up to DDR333 (PC2700).  Crucial lists
a DDR400 (PC3200) option because that memory will automatically clock down
to your system speed (probably 333).  It used to be a big difference in
price between DDR400 and DDR333, but today they'll be almost the same.

ECC memory is more expensive and usually not that beneficial accept in
rather intense situations.  Non-ECC is what pretty much any standard PC
comes with, and what I'd recommend you stick with.

I would go with two sticks of either Kingston, Crucial, or Simpletech from
here (assuming you do only find two slots on your board):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=147&Description=&Type=&N=2010170147&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&PropertyCodeValue=523%3A7858&PropertyCodeValue=524%3A7860

-B

On 8/16/07, James Shoemaker <james at dhlake.com> wrote:
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> Kendall Bailey wrote:
> > Simple hardware question... I run Debian on an inexpensive white box
> > machine I purchased via eBay some time ago.  It has 256MB, and I'd
> > like to upgrade to 2GB.  I have the motherboard user's guide, but I'm
> > a little clueless.  Any advice is appreciated (brand, where to buy,
> > specs, install gotchas).
> >
> > The motherboard (KM400-M2 from ECS Elitegroup?) guide says "supports
> > four banks of DDR Synchronous DRAMs up to 2 GB for unbuffered module",
> > and later says "supports DDR333/266/200 (PC2700,PC2100, and PC1600 DDR
> > SDRAM)".
> > Finally I see
> > - Accomodates two unbuffered 2.5V 184-pin slots
> > - A total maximum capacity 2 GB
> >
> > The cpu is an Athlon XP 3000+, if that matters.
>
>   For questions like that I just go to crucial with the motherboard model:
> http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=KM400-M2
>   The buy what they recommend from whatever supplier you like.  Unless
> it is something unusual, then get it from them.
>
> James
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