what is wrong with this ram

[michaelahess]

do you get any post messages, beeps, etc?

 

[dvdpiddy]

no but i think i figured it out the ram i took from the k6 was kingston 64 mb and i got into windows fine right but my freinds was 256 mb registered do you think thats the problem?do you think that the stick i got was regisetered ram i mean it works fine in his comp but not mine

 

[Wgfalcon]

ecc won't usually work with non ecc . you probably already did this but to just
to make sure you took your ram out and put his in and it didn't work.

and some ecc ram had to be installed in pairs on some mb's so did you just try one of his sticks or both

 

[michaelahess]

plus ecc generally costs a bit more and it doesn't sound like you put a lot into it

 

[dvdpiddy]

no dude the stick i got off the guy cost me 50 bucks and i think that it is registered ram thats why it would'nt work do you guys think so too or not i mean its the only logical explanation

 

[michaelahess]

I could agree on that. is there any markings on the chip you got? List any info on it, might be able to tell.

 

[dvdpiddy]

no its just plain too bad i dont have a camera i could up load some picks but i called dell and they told me that the old p3 workstations took only registered ram so yeah it probably is the problem

 

[Wgfalcon]

if your ram has pc 133 sticker on ecc is usually printed there and with pc 100 almost nonexistant and pc 133 getting scarce the price for generic is getting back into the $50-$100 per stick range even for non ecc

 

[dvdpiddy]

i know man thx for the help guys i found out that the ram was registered ecc and im going to refund it for something better and the guy told me it was pc100

 

[michaelahess]

Dell must mean only workstations, cause my dell 1gig and dell 700 both have pc133 sdram no ecc. Hope that works for you!

 

[dvdpiddy]

ok thx man 😀