Can I install <typeX memory> with <typeY>?

laar · 11-25-2005, 03:52 AM

Can I install <typeX memory> with <typeY>?

I read the sticky

The answer is generically "No" and applies to "DDR/SDR", "DDR2/DDR" and "Rambus/Non-Rambus". This rule applies whether you have two different types of memory slots on your motherboard or if you have a different type of memory than the slot. It also applies to mixing ECC/Registered memory with non-ECC/unbuffered memory.

so if I want to install more memery do i need the same timings?

laar · 11-25-2005, 03:58 AM

and if i need to install another harddrive, does it have to be the same Access Time, and Spindle Speed. And can i just buy one out of the box, set the jumpers on the back of it and format, Will it work?

Thanks for the help

The Astroman · 11-25-2005, 06:58 AM

For the hard drive, you can get any type of hard drive. It doesn't have to be identical.

Xycron · 11-25-2005, 07:06 AM

you dont need the same timing's for your memory, and for your harddrive it doesn;t have to be the same just as long as the motherbord supports it.

laar · 11-25-2005, 10:19 PM

thanks for the help

11-25-2005, 03:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
laar Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 43	Can I install <typeX memory> with <typeY>? Can I install <typeX memory> with <typeY>? I read the sticky The answer is generically "No" and applies to "DDR/SDR", "DDR2/DDR" and "Rambus/Non-Rambus". This rule applies whether you have two different types of memory slots on your motherboard or if you have a different type of memory than the slot. It also applies to mixing ECC/Registered memory with non-ECC/unbuffered memory. so if I want to install more memery do i need the same timings? __________________ Life would be easy if i had the source code.

11-25-2005, 03:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
laar Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 43	and if i need to install another harddrive, does it have to be the same Access Time, and Spindle Speed. And can i just buy one out of the box, set the jumpers on the back of it and format, Will it work? Thanks for the help __________________ Life would be easy if i had the source code.

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The Astroman Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,597	For the hard drive, you can get any type of hard drive. It doesn't have to be identical. __________________ Intel P4 HT 2.4 GHz // Asus P4P800 Radeon 9600// 2x256MB PC3200 Infineon + 2x512 MB TwinX 3200C2 Corsair XMS 80GB IDE//140GB SATA // CM Stacker DVD Player // LiteON SHW 16H5S Lightscribe Logitech Z5300// SB Audigy 2 ZS Akasa Rheobus // 19’ LCD Keyboard // Logitech MX518 FAN of: Lost,The OC, Alias, DH, Prison Break, 24, Nip/Tuck, CSI, NCIS CHINA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

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laar Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 43	thanks for the help __________________ Life would be easy if i had the source code.

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11-25-2005, 07:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	you dont need the same timing's for your memory, and for your harddrive it doesn;t have to be the same just as long as the motherbord supports it.