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More info?)
First, the most frequent "rules" for RAMBUS in Pentium 4 systems are:
1. RAMBUS must installed in exact matched pairs. (There are some deviations
from exact, but this is close enough.)
2. Any RAMBUS memory socket not filled with a memory module MUST have a
continuity module installed.
So... You can install either a matched pair + 2 continuity modules or two
matched pairs.
The Dell 8200 either uses PC800 or PC1066 RAMBUS memory. Check the specs on the
Dell web site using the Dell serial number found on the back of the case. Then,
buy memory with the same speed grade, neither slower nor faster. If the system
now has non-ECC memory (most likely), get more non-ECC. Otherwise buy ECC.
Samsung, NEC, and Infineon (Siemens) are/were the major manufacturers of RAMBUS
memory, with a few Toshiba modules thrown in. Samsung has manufactured most of
the RAMBUS memory, or maybe that's mostly what I see when I see RAMBUS memory.
IBM, Dell, HP, Compaq and any other name-brand companies using RAMBUS in their
computers will place stickers on the memory sticks to lead one to believe that
their brand of memory is "special". Horsefeathers! It's all from the same few
manufacturers, with no difference between generic and name-brand stickered
memory except the sticker and the "sticker price". So they stick you when you
buy their so-called brand of memory... Ben Myers
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 06:21:53 GMT, "Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net> wrote:
>"Bob Eason" <bobeason@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
>news:ckt0h7$jig$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> Hi
>> I have a Dell 8200
>> Wanted to upgrade 512 MB RAM to 1012 MB for graphic application work.
>> Costs a fortune over here in the Antipodes - NZ$600 minimum
>> Can I match my 512 with a 256 MB more affordable module ?
>> What additional info do I need to ensure I get what I need ?
>> Grateful for all and any advice.
>> Thanks
>> Bob
>
>I'm not familiar with the 8200 specifically, but from what I know about
>Rambus:
>
>Rambus must be installed in matching pairs. If one module is 512 MB, it's
>counterpart must be 512MB or a "dummy" module.
>
>The main thing to know is whether it's RamBus-600 or Rambus-800 and ECC or
>non-ECC, beyond that it's all the same regardless of label. (All the Rambus
>sticks I've ever seen appear to have been made by either Samsung or Intel
>anyway, regardless of whether the label say Dell or IBM or whatever)
>
>
> - FM -
>
>
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