C coolfella In Runtime Messages 172 Dec 23, 2006 #1 i am running on two 64 MB RAM memory and will buy a 256 MB can i use the 256mb with one of the 64mb dnt have money to buy two (2) 256mb RAM memory card
i am running on two 64 MB RAM memory and will buy a 256 MB can i use the 256mb with one of the 64mb dnt have money to buy two (2) 256mb RAM memory card
Raffaz Golden Master Messages 6,798 Dec 23, 2006 #2 It should work, but ya sometimes get problems when ya not using matched pairs (thats just my personal experience tho)
It should work, but ya sometimes get problems when ya not using matched pairs (thats just my personal experience tho)
J joelbeveridge In Runtime Messages 187 Dec 23, 2006 #3 it will work. Im guessing the ram you buy will be SDRAM?
hascet Fully Optimized Messages 3,218 Dec 23, 2006 #4 Raffaz said: It should work, but ya sometimes get problems when ya not using matched pairs (thats just my personal experience tho) Click to expand... The only reason I could think you might have problems is if your running it in dual channel mode and you have different size modules in one channel
Raffaz said: It should work, but ya sometimes get problems when ya not using matched pairs (thats just my personal experience tho) Click to expand... The only reason I could think you might have problems is if your running it in dual channel mode and you have different size modules in one channel
Celegorm Site Team Staff member Messages 11,741 Location USA Dec 23, 2006 #5 the only kind of ram i know to be picky about ram being exactly the same is RAMBUS. so assuming you are not using rambus, your ok.
the only kind of ram i know to be picky about ram being exactly the same is RAMBUS. so assuming you are not using rambus, your ok.
Raffaz Golden Master Messages 6,798 Dec 24, 2006 #6 It will work together, but in my personal experience, ya get memory errors like BSOD's etc, thats what i was refering to. Ive dealt with loads of pcs in the past where they are getting random crashes etc from different modules
It will work together, but in my personal experience, ya get memory errors like BSOD's etc, thats what i was refering to. Ive dealt with loads of pcs in the past where they are getting random crashes etc from different modules
