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Purchasing Memory
Name: kyrospeare Date: March 8, 2004 at 02:39:15 Pacific OS: Win 98 CPU/Ram: 31.0MB
Comment:
I need to buy PC-100 non-ECC SDRAM. I am not sure how to do this, or where to buy.
I come across other things like "168 pin dimm" and other terms. What should I be looking for?
Name: mosaddique Date: March 8, 2004 at 03:08:49 Pacific
Reply:
go to www.crucial.com and feed in your motherboard information and it will tell you what you need.
Incidently PC100 non-ECC SDRAM is a type of 168 pin DIMM. So you are probably talking about the same thing. The PC100 ... describes the rating and type specification whereas the 168 pin describes the physical package type.
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Response Number 2
Name: DublA Date: March 8, 2004 at 08:45:04 Pacific
Reply:
Hey Kyro, Always a good idea to go to www.crucial.com (or other major RAM mfr site) to input your computer model# or motherboard model# to find out exactly what type of RAM modules your system needs and exactly how much (what sizes) your systemcan handle in total and per slot.
Sounds like you are basically looking for regular sticks od 168 pinn DIMMs of 100MHz speed. Probably limited to 128MB stick but check Crucial to make sure.
You can buy these directly from Crucial or other online dealers or check out local office supply stores or computer and electronic stores (like Best Buy or Circuit City, etc) stores in your area. Best to go thru the Sunday paper sales ads to find your 100MHz sticks on sale (probably $20 - $30 after rebates for a 128MB stick *if that is what you need?)
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