DDR400 RAM

[Greg Boyles]

Recently bought some DDR400 RAM from ebay - Kingston KTM-M50/1G.

I tried it in two motherboards and found they would not boot with it.

It took me a while to figure out the problem was with the RAM rather than the motherboards.

After many days of googling KTM-M50/1G I eventually found a sale website that stated this particular RAM was specific to IBM work stations.

The documentation for the motherboards does not give specific brands of RAM that are compatible with them.

 

 

Has any body ever found a good tech website that details compatibility issues with various types and makes of RAM because I was unable to find one.

[StringJunky]

Provided you can get on the internet with the pc you want memory for most of the memory manufacturers like Crucial, Kingston et al offer a download that analyses your system then tells you what you can put in it from their stock

 

To find out without going on the the internet with the machine that needs it which memory you need for a particular m/board use this one from Crucial for example. Select the appropriate motherboard details in the lists.

 

http://www.dabs.com/products/selection-tools?Name=Crucial

Edited January 8, 2012 by StringJunky

[Greg Boyles]

Provided you can get on the internet with the pc you want memory for most of the memory manufacturers like Crucial, Kingston et al offer a download that analyses your system then tells you what you can put in it from their stock

 

To find out without going on the the internet with the machine that needs it which memory you need for a particular m/board use this one from Crucial for example. Select the appropriate motherboard details in the lists.

 

http://www.dabs.com/...ls?Name=Crucial

 

Never found the former on websites but it would be handy if I could find them.

 

But the latter website seems rather useful.

 

Thanks.

[StringJunky]

This is the Crucial System Scanner.

 

http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/?click=true

 

Download and install it. It will scan your system then make a webpage with compatible memory modules for that pc you used. Look at the specs of the modules and you can shop around for modules with the same specs. This is a report for mine.

 

http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/viewscanbyid.aspx?id=96A3A6CB31D926C3

 

If you click on the specs (which are links themselves) in one of the modules listed it will tell you how many pins it has as well as the other specs...like this:

 

Part Number: CT1901117 (ignore this)

Module Size: 8GB Kit (4GBx2) (ignore this)

Package: 200-pin SODIMM

Feature: DDR2 PC2-6400

Specs: DDR2 PC2-6400 • CL=6 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-800 • 1.8V • 512Meg x 64 •

 

Knowing this information I could now shop around.

Edited January 8, 2012 by StringJunky

[Greg Boyles]

This is the Crucial System Scanner.

 

http://www.crucial.c...ner/?click=true

 

Download and install it. It will scan your system then make a webpage with compatible memory modules for that pc you used. Look at the specs of the modules and you can shop around for modules with the same specs. This is a report for mine.

 

http://www.crucial.c...6A3A6CB31D926C3

 

If you click on the specs (which are links themselves) in one of the modules listed it will tell you how many pins it has as well as the other specs...like this:

 

Part Number: CT1901117 (ignore this)

Module Size: 8GB Kit (4GBx2) (ignore this)

Package: 200-pin SODIMM

Feature: DDR2 PC2-6400

Specs: DDR2 PC2-6400 • CL=6 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-800 • 1.8V • 512Meg x 64 •

 

Knowing this information I could now shop around.

 

Even better, thanks again.