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Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« on: February 01, 2012, 09:28:41 pm »
I just received 2 1GB sticks RAM I bought online for my eMachines T2482. I got it from pcprogress.com.

When I try to boot up my monitor does not come out of powersave mode, but beeps until I hard power off. Knowing a little bit of POST, I know this means there is no RAM recognised by the computer.

So, this makes me think that my RAM is incompatible, since its unlikely for 2 sticks to be bad. I tried putting them in one at a time in each slot, still no help.

OTHER INFO:

I currently have 2 sticks of 512MB RAM.

The new sticks' stickers look like this:
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NETLIST NL9127RD12042 - D21JSB
       1GB DDR RDIMM
       PC2100 - 200436
       0197 - 97B - 255BDL

BARCODE

The par that says "DDR RDIMM" is what I'm wondering about. Is RDIMM different than DIMM or SDRAM? Will a computer that uses DDR DIMM/SDRAM be compatible with RDIMM?

If these stick are indeed incompatible, is it worth it to pay $60 from crucial for the guaranteed stuff? (I got these sticks for $9.98 from pc progress)


Thx in advance :)
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 09:31:55 pm »
RDIMM, DIMM, SDRAM and DDR* are indeed different and incompatible with each other. If your working set of RAM says RDIMM, you need RDIMM, something else would be incompatible.
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 10:00:50 pm »
Quote from: Juju on February 01, 2012, 09:31:55 pm
RDIMM, DIMM, SDRAM and DDR* are indeed different and incompatible with each other. If your working set of RAM says RDIMM, you need RDIMM, something else would be incompatible.

OK. So I guess I'll have to send this back. I hope I can find some DIMM thats not too expensive since I dont want to spend to much on an old computer. :-\

EDIT:

The working set says:

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Samsung
KOREA 0317
PC2100U - 25331 - Z
256MB DDR PC2100 CL2.5

What kind of RAM should I get? My board is an AM37 btw if that helps ;)
« Last Edit: February 01, 2012, 10:06:32 pm by flyingfisch »
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 10:49:17 pm »
You should get DDR DIMM. DDR comes in multiple versions (the most recent is DDR5 I think), don't think they are compatible.
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 10:50:26 pm »
I think DDR3 is the most recent to be used
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 10:57:48 pm »
After some research, I think I got confused with graphic cards.

Anyway you would just google the type or RAM you have and get the info you want.
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2012, 10:35:45 am »
Is Non ECC the same as DIMM?
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2012, 12:44:27 pm »
ddr3 is the most recent, although most things are still using 2

ecc and dimm are two different things. ECC ram is error correcting ram, which means it has an extra 8 bits to work with, making it slower but more reliable. DIMM just means that it's dual sided rather than single sided.
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2012, 01:56:10 pm »
Here are my motherboard specs. Could someone please just tell me what I can use as far as RAM goes?

http://www.motherboard.cz/mb/fic/am37.htm
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2012, 11:02:25 pm »
According to that page you should get DIMM or DDR. I'm not sure which would be better though
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Re: Got new RAM...is it incompatible?
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2012, 11:02:00 am »
Quote from: ruler501 on February 02, 2012, 11:02:25 pm
According to that page you should get DIMM or DDR. I'm not sure which would be better though

OK, thank you. :)
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