In article <MPG.1aa591e32913107a98972a.DeleteThis@news.wp.shawcable.net>, No One
<noone.DeleteThis@home.moc> wrote:
> In article <jPP_b.10628$h44.1129755@stones.force9.net>,
> martinthompson.DeleteThis@scotland.org says...
> > Gray wrote:
> > > I just got everything running right after the messup with ATI drivers
> > > awhile back : ( Now I started getting other problems. A friend said
> > > sounded like memory going bad. I ran memtest and it showed a WHOLE
> > > bunch of errors! So sounds like I need new memory, My question is my
> > > friend just bought 2 sticks of crucial 1gig PC2100 memory. I am
> > > currently running 512 PC2700 memory (I'm real bad at memory stuff)
> > > Isn't PC2100 slower then PC2700? His MB for some reason will not run
> > > with both chips so he is willing to sell me the second one for $100
> > > Would I be better off just getting more PC2700?
> >
> > You could probably get 1Gb PC2700, or better yet, PC3200 for not much more
> > than $100. Check out <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.crucial.com." target="_blank">www.crucial.com.</a> You can enter details of your mobo,
> > and it will give a list of RAM you can buy which will work. I bought 1Gb of
> > PC3200 for my P4PE from Crucial in the UK, and that wasn't much more than
> > £100 (in rip-off Briatin).
> >
> > Yes, PC2100 is slower than PC2700 - do not waste $100. He's having a laugh.
> >
> > Martin
>
> Be extremely careful using Crucial's web site for selecting memory for
> this motherbord. I made the mistake of ordering memory for this
> motherboard before I had received the motherboard from the dealer. Well
> Crucial failed to tell you that in order to use all three slots on this
> motherboard one had to order special memory. Even their sales reps were
> unaware. Of course their tech people were but who talks to techs when
> ordering memory. Kingston's web site clearly advises you about the
> problem. So I ordered 3 x 512MB sticks and discovered the problem when I
> tried to boot the machine. I argued and argued with Crucial and they
> wouldn't admit any responsibility for not indicating on the web site. I
> wound up having to ship the stick back to Curcial via FedEx on my own.
>
> A 1 GB stick of memory was over $700 2 years ago.
At the bottom of the Crucial web page, it says;
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=P4PE&DetailMB=Y&cat=RAM" target="_blank">http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=P4PE&DetailMB=Y&cat=RAM</a>
"Important information about your system
Although it is physically possible to install more memory, the
system will only recognize the maximum listed. Installing more
memory may cause major problems. Consult the system's manufacturer
for more information. All Intel 845 series chipsets support a maximum
of 4 banks of memory regardless of the number of memory sockets."
Personally, I would not buy a 1GB module, without knowing a whole lot
about its construction. No-name modules can be using the "stacked"
memories, and very few desktop motherboards can drive them properly.
To make a module that will work, it should use (16) 64Mx8 chips,
not the 128Mx4 or other arrangements you might find on other modules.
Vendors charge a lot more for the 64Mx8 chips, so a low price is a dead
giveaway that you are getting the wrong module.
A P4PE can economically use 2 x 512MB double sided modules. Getting
2 x 1GB proper modules would cost a fortune. If you want to have more
memory than that, without a lot of hassle, start with a P4P800/P4C800
family motherboard. They have four sockets and they all work.
HTH,
Paul<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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