upgrading Memory... Acer 5100... wacky specs.

This is a total pain in the ass... I been trying to find 2 gigs of memory for this Acer 5100 Aspire labtop.... apparently it seems that the specs are OEM to acer only... wtf... I purchased 2 gigs of Corsair "Value Select" brand 2 gig DDR2 and the computer was constantly locking up, blue screens of death, and other f'ups.

Can someone read this CPU-Z dump I did on this laptop and recommend me some decent memory that isnt going to crap out.

I dont get how in 2007, a computer company can sell memory that is apparently: pc2-4300 at 266Mhz, thats just f'n awful... thanks New Egg.. for hiding this spec.

I should have canceled this order, luckily it wasnt my credit card it was the bosses... but working with 512k of memory is terrible.. I need an upgrade that will work flawless..ASAP!

Thanks in advance for your help on this matter acer community.


Details from cpu-z dump:

Processor(s)

Number of processors 1
Number of cores 2 per processor
Number of threads 2 (max 2) per processor
Name AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-50
Code Name Taylor
Specification AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
Package Socket S1 (638)
Family/Model/Stepping F.8.2
Extended Family/Model F.48
Brand ID 2
Core Stepping BH-F2
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 1596.1 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 8.0 x 199.5 MHz
HT Link speed 798.0 MHz
Stock frequency 1600 MHz
Instruction sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size

Chipset & Memory

Northbridge ATI Xpress 200 (RS480) rev. 10
Southbridge ATI SB400 rev. 80
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 512 MBytes
Memory Frequency 266.0 MHz (CPU/6)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 4.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRDC) 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 12 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 17 clocks
Command Rate 1T

System

System Manufacturer Acer
System Name Aspire 5100
System S/N *******1631067001601 ( I dunno, I dont think you need this info.)
Mainboard Vendor Acer
Mainboard Model Navarro
BIOS Vendor Acer
BIOS Version V1.90
BIOS Date 07/24/2006

Memory SPD

Module 1 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 512 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics

Software

Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c

 

Newegg didn't misinform you of anything - that is DDR2-533 (266mhz) DDR/DDR2 400 runs @ 200mhz bus speed as reported by BIOS -
Kingston is great for having OEM specific Memory, www.kingston.com probably has your make/model of laptop and will give you the part number that you need to order - Otherwise I would stick with OCZ

 

DDR2 (Double Data Rate) memory runs equivilent to twice the actual speed of the memory. Therefore, the Corsair memory that you bought was fine in terms of clockspeed, because 533/2 = Roughly 266. The memory you have recieved may have been bad or damaged, in which case you should be able to return it and select some other memory. Corsair memory is generally very good and will work almost all the time, however, it may be better if you went with a different brand, like Crucial, Kingston or G.Skill.

If you are still not sure, try using Crucials memory advisor tool on their website, and that should give you the exact details of which RAM specification you require.

 

I have a question regarding chipset,let me post it here because I don't want to open a new thread just for it.

My Aspire 5112 is part of 5110 series and mine and DeadFish's notebook /Aspire 5100/ use exactly the same drivers.
On driver download page for Aspire 5100/5110 http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_5100.html there is a ATI chipset driver for ATI X1100 and CPU-Z is showing:
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge ATI Xpress 200 (RS480) rev. 10

EVEREST Ultimate Edition 2005 is showing exactly the same thing:
Field Value
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200, AMD Hammer

This confuses me,can somebody please explain do I have ATI X200 or ATI X1100 chipset???

 

I believe the chipset that you have is based on the X200, so it will appear in some programs as the X200 and in others as the X1100. Its nothing to wrry about.

 

Ok Zero thanks, I hope this is true.
I hope I will find a program which shows the accurate information about my chipset just to make sure.

 

thanks for hijacking my thread.....j/k

Can anyone post the exact specs for memory upgrades I should look for to upgrade this 5102 WLMi, I would like to boost it back to 2gigs.

 

Deadfish, you will be wanting some PC2 4200/4300 memory. It runs at the equivilent frequency of 533 MHz, and an actual clockspeed of 266 Mhz. It also needs to SODIMM, 200 pin memory. If you are still unsure, try use Crucial's Memory advisor, linked below:

http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfgr.asp?cat=RAM

 

Thanks for the fast post... Im going to go shopping now. :bigthumb:

 

Try system info for windows at http://www.gtopala.com/