willay any RAM work

ok i have anlienware laptop which is 4 years old. i used everest software and it says i have 2 s-dimms (slot 200), which were 512 MB each, and type pc300 ddr.

1)can i need update only with pc300 ddr? or do i need to use manufactures ram only?

or willl any so-dimm 200 pin work with the laptop (e..g 2 x 1 gig)

 

Hi.

The crucial website has a sytem scanner that will give you a list of compatible memory.

Or you can just select your system from the drop down lists.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

Regards

John.

 

yeah i understand that, but its giving me different answers than from everest.

what i mean is will any so-dimm 200 ddr work with the upgrade?

 

are you sure its pc300, cause there is no such thing.
Download cpu-z, and go to the memory and spf tab, it will tell you the frequency and bandwidth of your memory.
Most likely its Pc2100, pc2700 or pc3200.

K-TRON

 

Hi.

I would belive Crucial over Everest anyday, it is guaranteed to work, if you specify your system.

What alienware model do you have.

Regards

John.

 

pc3200 is what i meant sorry.

it's an alienware 9700 area 51m, green colour.

so is i take it i need a specific type of so-dimm. what wd happen if i put on some dimm i bought from ebay.

 

You just need to get 1gb pc3200 sodimm memory cards. I wouldnt buy memory from ebay, cause if you get a corrupt memory block in a year, you cant get it replaced.
You can get any of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010260381+1309221122+1309121113&name=1GB

Just make sure that the memory you get has a lifetime warranty, so that in case you do get a memory error, you get a new replacement card for free.

K-TRON

 

thanks for the advice!

but outta curiosity what would happen if i installed a pc3700 or different ddr so-dimm?

 

Pc3200 is the fastest ddr memory. You cannot run pc4200, 5300 or 6400, as they are ddr2 memory, which will physically not fit into your laptop.

You have to use ddr memory with your system.

K-TRON

 

And good it won't fit because if it did oh boy would you have problems.

 

whats higest GB size u guya have seen in pc300.

atm i see 1 gig slots so i will be able to upgrade to 2gb.

 

Kevin you are mixing up the RAM name again. It is also called DDR-400 (PC-3200) if that makes it easier. The largest I have found is 1GB SODIMM's, link.

 

the largest sodimms for pc3200 is 1Gb.
You really do not need more than 2gb of memory in any system.
Even with Vista, you can streamline vista to use 300mb of memory.

K-TRON

 

someone told me fastest was pc4000 or sumit rather than pc3200.

 

There may be PC4000 DDR desktop RAM, but Crucial doesn't list it. And, if your BIOS isn't configured to recognise it then it may trip up.

Stick to PC3200 RAM. However, check through the specs and look for the one with the smallest CL value. This OCZ module might be better than Crucial. It is definitely cheaper.

John

 

Wikki does not list DDR above PC-3200, I don't even think desktop at this point. I am pretty sure mixing up DDR-400 which is PC-3200. Looks like changing prefix and adding a zero.

 

I would take that OCZ , I only know good things about it.
One thing to note, you may want to consider upgrading to a newer mainboard to support faster memory, since RAM is pretty much dirt cheap nowadays.