minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) I want to installing new ram because my pc is toooo slow... but I have no knowledge about ram at all.. hix I heard ppl said that in order to upgrade you need to have compatible ram?? and I don't know what it is... I've also go to the website http://crucial.com/ and find the right ram but... it said that " can't find manufacture.."here is my system info:OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home EditionVersion 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600OS Manufacturer Microsoft CorporationSystem Name MINHPHANSystem Manufacturer AWARD_System Model AWRDACPISystem Type X86-based PCProcessor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2672 MhzBIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 2/16/2005SMBIOS Version 2.2Windows Directory C:\WINDOWSSystem Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1Locale United StatesHardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"User Name MINHPHAN\minhTime Zone Pacific Standard TimeTotal Physical Memory 128.00 MBAvailable Physical Memory 9.41 MBTotal Virtual Memory 2.00 GBAvailable Virtual Memory 1.96 GBPage File Space 330.08 MBPage File C:\pagefile.sysplease any1 help I've been finding in the internet for a long time but no result so any experts help me!!!very thanksful and grateful to you!! :thumbup Edited November 29, 2008 by minhphan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 You should of posted this in the hardware forum.Well you gotta find out if its PC100 or PC2700 DDR How many pins are there? If you open your system up and remove the ram chip (while the computer is off of course ) and it might and might not say what it is, but most of the time there is a sticker on there telling you want the memory is. You may wanna try download pc wizard or EVEREST Home Edition to get better detailed information of your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 moved to hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) thank you for reply I think my pc is pc2700 ddr because I checked on crucial.com already pin??? how can i check Edited November 29, 2008 by minhphan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Just take the ram out of your system and find out for sure if its PC2700 DDR If it is, it would be 184 pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 yes and what i suppose to do now? where can i buy ram? thankx very much for ur helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Check on newegg or tigerdirect or your local computer store to get some more ram. Depending on your motherboards model, it will only hold soo ram. Since yours only had 128mb, maybe the max is 2GB not sure.What is the make and model of your system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 i've just downloaded pcwizard 2008 here is my infor:<code>General Information : A0 (RAS 0) : 128 (Single Bank) A1 : Empty Information SPD EEPROM (A0) : Manufacturer : Unspecified Part Number : Unspecified Serial Number : Unspecified Type : DDR-SDRAM PC-2700 (166 MHz) - [DDR-333] Size : 128 MB (1 rows, 4 banks) Module Buffered : No Module Registered : No Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No Width : 64-bit Error Correction Capability : No Max. Burst Length : 8 Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh Voltage : SSTL 2.5v Prefetch Buffer : 2-bit Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz Memory Controller Information : Memory Controller : DIMM, SDRAM Number of connectors : 2 Max. Module Size : 1024 MB Max. Memory Size : 2048 MB Supported Speed : Unspecified Supported Voltages : 3.3v Error Detection Method : No Error Correction Capability : None Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/1-way </code> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) oh i want to ask that how can i know which ram to buy?.. based on my the ram or something?Product : Unspecified Version : Unspecified Unique ID : FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF SKU : Unspecified Family : Unspecified Start mode : Power Switch OEM Information : Manufacturer : Fry's Electronics Model : Great Quality System Series Edited November 29, 2008 by minhphan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Yup, there you go, Get some PC3200 DDR 2048mb (2.0GB) and max it out. Its pretty cheap now.PC3200 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231047PC2700 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820141214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 ah i want to ask you a question what is pc3200 and pc2700 ???and how are they differentif i buy pc3200 is it not compatible to my pc ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Well some computers can only do PC2700Well PC3200 would be much more faster but not much than the PC2700.. its just overall better ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 oh and if it is not 3200 or 2700 but other # I can use too?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 2100 ? What you talking about? lol. More than likely PC3200 DDR400 would work in your system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhphan Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 no, i asked can i use other than pc2700 and 3200 like pcxxx (pc123) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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