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512 MB PC-133 SDRAM 168 PIN BRAND NEW DIMM MODULE. Item number:
3487673947
128mbedoram
MRVCAT@AOL.COM
Ebay
768 total Ram on my machine.
"Ken" <kewaynco@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:A6fSc.10708$nx2.2100@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> From whom did you purchase the 512 card? The largest I've found
> searching on the internet is 256.
>
> Pamela and Howard Signa wrote:
>
> > I have this same computer, running windows xp pro. I have 2 128 sticks
and 1
> > 512 stick. No problems, It worked great while capturing vhs tapes to
> > computer, editing, and buring to dvd.
> >
> > Pam
> > <ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
> > news:41196d17.14814805@news.charter.net...
> >
> >>According to MicroStar's web site, the generic MS-6330 supports up to
> >
> > 1.5GB of
> >
> >>memory (3x512MB), either PC100 or PC133 non-parity. Now, did Gateway
have
> >>anything done by Microstar to cripple the motherboard or its BIOS to
keep
> >
> > the
> >
> >>total amount of memory lower? I don't know, but I doubt it. All you
can
> >
> > do is
> >
> >>try a 512MB DIMM... Ben Myers
> >>
> >>On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 21:58:07 GMT, Ken <kewaynco@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>OK, here is what I believe to be the BIOS ID
> >>>
> >>>62-0518-009999-00101111-070199-AMIBIOS-0AAVWP13-Y2KC-F
> >>>
> >>>Motherboard listed as MS-6330 2.1 MicroStar (F2)
> >>>
> >>>Bios AMIBIOS 0700xx (26-Jun-2001)
> >>>
> >>>Processor AMD Athlon 950MHz (L1 cache: 128.0 Kb, L2 cache: 256.0 Kb)
> >>> Ext.clock: 100 MHz
> >>>
> >>>Memory installed 256 Mb (261 552 Kb) DIMM 1: 128 Mb(DIMM,SDRAM)
DIMM
> >>>2: 128 Mb(DIMM,SDRAM)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Ben Myers wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>When you first power up the computer, the motherboard BIOS startup
> >
> > routine
> >
> >>>>displays text including the BIOS ID, usually just after the BIOS
> >
> > copyright.
> >
> >>>>... Ben Myers
> >>>>
> >>>>On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 02:04:52 GMT, Ken <kewaynco@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Pardon me for my lack of real hardware experience (experience is
> >
> > limited
> >
> >>>>>to replaced and added hard drives), but where will I find the BIOS
id?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Ben Myers wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Then, depending on the model of motherboard, you can probably go for
a
> >
> > max of
> >
> >>>>>>768MB, using 3x256 LOW DENSITY SDRAM DIMMs. RSVP with the BIOS ID
of
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>>>>motherboard. Given the CPU speed of 950MHz, odds of handling 768MB
> >
> > are pretty
> >
> >>>>>>good... Ben Myers
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 22:00:53 GMT, Ken <kewaynco@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Win XP Pro
> >>>>>>>Ben Myers wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Just as important is the operating system running on your
computer.
> >
> > Windows 95,
> >
> >>>>>>>>98 & ME are effectively limited to 512MB... Ben Myers
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 17:17:03 GMT, Ken <kewaynco@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>I have a Gateway 950mhz computer with a 60gb hard drive. It
> >
> > originally
> >
> >>>>>>>>>came with 128mb of memory. I later upgraded by having another
128mb
> >>>>>>>>>installed. I am going to purchase Adobe Photoshop and will need
> >
> > more memory.
> >
> >>>>>>>>>I know I can just get another 128mb installed in there for a
total
> >
> > of
> >
> >>>>>>>>>384mb. However, I'd like at least a total of 512mb (the system
> >>>>>>>>>requirements for Photoshop are 256mb, but more to run multiple
> >>>>>>>>>components simultaneously).
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Now, here are the questions for which I've been unable to get
> >>>>>>>>>satisfactory answers. The computer has 3 slots. Can I just slap
in
> >
> > a
> >
> >>>>>>>>>256mb memory card (or even a 512mb card) in the third slot, or do
> >
> > all
> >
> >>>>>>>>>three slots have to have same sized memory cards?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>For that matter, is there a limit beyond which adding additional
> >
> > memory
> >
> >>>>>>>>>will produce no appreciable favorable results?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Do I need to purchase brand-specific memory cards or would any
card
> >
> > that
> >
> >>>>>>>>>has the appropriate number of pins be ok?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Also, Gateway tells me I can have 3 512mb cards, but Crucial.com
> >
> > says I
> >
> >>>>>>>>>can have only a total of 768mb. Plus Crucial.com lists PC133 and
> >
> > PC100
> >
> >>>>>>>>>cards (the PC100 are twice as expensive as the PC133). What are
the
> >>>>>>>>>differences there?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> > ---
> > No Virus Here!!
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 8/6/2004
> >
> >
---
No Virus Here!!
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 8/6/2004
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