SDRAM DDR memory with DDR2 mobo?

In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80 DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:

>Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that supports DDR2?

Depends on the mobo.
Most will ... at slower speed.
(Mine does just fine.)
Some won't.
Others require two matched chips.

So, the question becomes: what motherboard do you have?
And, is the price of new *that* expensive, what with the continuously
dropping prices of memory?

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 >> Stay informed about: SDRAM DDR memory with DDR2 mobo? 

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:30:58 -0500, Frank McCoy <mccoyf.RemoveThis@millcomm.com>
wrote:

>In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that supports DDR2?
>
>Depends on the mobo.
>Most will ... at slower speed.
>(Mine does just fine.)
>Some won't.
>Others require two matched chips.
>
>So, the question becomes: what motherboard do you have?
>And, is the price of new *that* expensive, what with the continuously
>dropping prices of memory?


No. You have no idea what your talking about. A DDR modual
will not fit into a DDR2 slot, or vise-versa.
 >> Stay informed about: SDRAM DDR memory with DDR2 mobo? 

In article <kt9mv2d9ii7eesa6osusbomonn97fqbppd DeleteThis @4ax.com>, Frank McCoy
says...
> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80 DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
>
> >Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that supports DDR2?
>
> Depends on the mobo.
> Most will ... at slower speed.

How does that work then when DDR2 is a different package to DDR?


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 >> Stay informed about: SDRAM DDR memory with DDR2 mobo? 

Conor <conor.turton.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <kt9mv2d9ii7eesa6osusbomonn97fqbppd.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, Frank
> McCoy says...
>> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> >Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that
>> >supports DDR2?
>>
>> Depends on the mobo.
>> Most will ... at slower speed.
>
> How does that work then when DDR2 is a different package to DDR?

Use a hammer.
 >> Stay informed about: SDRAM DDR memory with DDR2 mobo? 

John Doe wrote:
> Conor <conor.turton.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <kt9mv2d9ii7eesa6osusbomonn97fqbppd.DeleteThis@4ax.com>, Frank
>> McCoy says...
>>> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that
>>>> supports DDR2?
>>> Depends on the mobo.
>>> Most will ... at slower speed.
>> How does that work then when DDR2 is a different package to DDR?
>
> Use a hammer.

Hammers do solve a lot of problems, no question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR-2

"Backwards compatibility

DDR2 DIMMs are *not backwards compatible* with DDR DIMMs.
The notch on DDR2 DIMMs is in a different position than DDR DIMMs,
and the pin density is slightly higher than DDR DIMMs.
DDR2 is a 240-pin module, DDR is a 184-pin module."

Paul
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"Larry Roberts" <skin-e RemoveThis @juno.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:30:58 -0500, Frank McCoy <mccoyf RemoveThis @millcomm.com>
> wrote:
>
>>In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80 RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that supports DDR2?
>>
>>Depends on the mobo.
>>Most will ... at slower speed.
>>(Mine does just fine.)
>>Some won't.
>>Others require two matched chips.
>>
>>So, the question becomes: what motherboard do you have?
>>And, is the price of new *that* expensive, what with the continuously
>>dropping prices of memory?
>
>
> No. You have no idea what your talking about. A DDR modual
> will not fit into a DDR2 slot, or vise-versa.

True, but some MBs had DDR and DDR2 slots. You could use either but not
both. I have an Asus P5GDC with just that configuration. It will take up to
2gbs of either DDR or DDR2.

Ed
 >> Stay informed about: SDRAM DDR memory with DDR2 mobo? 

"Conor" <conor.turton RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <kt9mv2d9ii7eesa6osusbomonn97fqbppd RemoveThis @4ax.com>, Frank McCoy
> says...
>> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80 RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> >Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that supports DDR2?
>>
>> Depends on the mobo.
>> Most will ... at slower speed.
>
> How does that work then when DDR2 is a different package to DDR?

When something is too big, I use a saw. When something is too small, tape
does the trick.

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 >> Stay informed about: SDRAM DDR memory with DDR2 mobo? 

In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt "WooHoo2You" <no.TakeThisOut@emailforyou.com>
wrote:

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>"Conor" <conor.turton.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:MPG.206548ee5d4469f498a20c@news.karoo.co.uk...
>> In article <kt9mv2d9ii7eesa6osusbomonn97fqbppd.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, Frank McCoy
>> says...
>>> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt nickolas80.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> >Will normal sdram ddr memory work if used in a mobo that supports DDR2?
>>>
>>> Depends on the mobo.
>>> Most will ... at slower speed.
>>
>> How does that work then when DDR2 is a different package to DDR?
>
>When something is too big, I use a saw. When something is too small, tape
>does the trick.
>
The bed of Procrustes. ;-}

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