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Dell RAM
Name: AshTheIdiot Date: October 25, 2004 at 15:43:52 Pacific OS: XP Pro SP2 CPU/Ram: P4 2.6Ghz, 512mb RAM
Comment:
Does anyone know if there's truth to what i hear about Dell RAM not working in any other machine? i have 256MB of it and i don't want to put it in my new machine cause 1) i hear it won't work and 2) i don't know if by "won't work" it means "blow my computer up"!
Name: steigrafx Date: October 25, 2004 at 15:46:21 Pacific
Reply:
I've never heard of such a thing. I've added generic RAM to a number of Dell machines without incident. RAM is RAM is RAM -- unless you're an overclocker!
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Response Number 2
Name: capt Date: October 25, 2004 at 15:48:20 Pacific
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Dell uses decent ram. The only trouble I have had is trying to use some really cheap stuff in a Dell.
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Response Number 3
Name: AshTheIdiot Date: October 25, 2004 at 16:37:21 Pacific
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thanks a lot! i'll give it a go later
i was a bit sceptical when i heard it but then when i bought a new motherboard i needed a new case cause it was too big and the heatsink was too big for the new motherboard too. it just didn't seem too suprising after all that. thanks!
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Response Number 4
Name: Jimi_l Date: October 25, 2004 at 17:24:16 Pacific
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I have never, without exception, had a Dell machine that worked with ANYTHING but one type of RAM. It does not seem to matter who's RAM it is, but it all has to be the same.
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