Help w/ my Gateway

jbrewster11 · 11-24-2004, 04:38 PM

I have a Gateway 500S that I'm trying to upgrade the memory on. I saw some memory cards on Pricewatch.com (512 MB) for around $50-70. But as I was doing some research, I found that you need to make sure you are purchasing the correct chipset (I believe) otherwise the memory card will not work. I think my computer takes a 32MBx8x64 chipset, but Gateway could not tell me this information. Am I talking about something else when I refer to chipset? What do I need for a memory card? Also, I may possibly get a new Hard Drive/Motherboard in the near future. Can I change the HD w/out changing the M-board? Should I wait on the memory until I get the HD/M-board? Thanks.

**Praetor** · 11-26-2004, 11:23 AM

You should be fine in 90% of cases if you buy "normal" memory (and it fits). There are a few complications where a stick of memory will fit but it will not work with the system. If you want to be a bit safer, http://www.memory4less.com/m4l_mcbra...=41&bd=Gateway

Watzzupp · 11-26-2004, 11:38 AM

gateways have a habbit of screwing up when you change anything so keep that in mind

**Praetor** · 11-26-2004, 01:25 PM

Well thats the same of every OEM, not just Gateway

Super_Nova · 11-29-2004, 11:27 PM

Gateways work with pretty generic stuff. I use to swipe crap out of the gateways at my old job all the time because they were throwing them away and they worked find with my generic stuff and vice versa. I can give you more info if you give me your serial number.

jbrewster11 · 12-04-2004, 11:20 AM

Thanks for the help. My SN is 0026429100 SUPER. I talked to some guys at Memory-X.com and they told me (contrary to what Gateway said) that I can get two 1 GB cards in it.

**Praetor** · 12-04-2004, 01:22 PM

Whether you can get two 1GB sticks or not is depdenent on the motherboard's DIMM limit

jbrewster11 · 12-04-2004, 09:01 PM

How do I figure out the limit, Praetor?

**Praetor** · 12-04-2004, 10:59 PM

Have a look at the motherboard manual, usually it says

11-24-2004, 04:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
jbrewster11 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 28 Posts: 3	Help w/ my Gateway I have a Gateway 500S that I'm trying to upgrade the memory on. I saw some memory cards on Pricewatch.com (512 MB) for around $50-70. But as I was doing some research, I found that you need to make sure you are purchasing the correct chipset (I believe) otherwise the memory card will not work. I think my computer takes a 32MBx8x64 chipset, but Gateway could not tell me this information. Am I talking about something else when I refer to chipset? What do I need for a memory card? Also, I may possibly get a new Hard Drive/Motherboard in the near future. Can I change the HD w/out changing the M-board? Should I wait on the memory until I get the HD/M-board? Thanks.

11-26-2004, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,951	You should be fine in 90% of cases if you buy "normal" memory (and it fits). There are a few complications where a stick of memory will fit but it will not work with the system. If you want to be a bit safer, http://www.memory4less.com/m4l_mcbra...=41&bd=Gateway __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

11-26-2004, 11:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 17 Posts: 152	gateways have a habbit of screwing up when you change anything so keep that in mind __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1

11-26-2004, 01:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,951	Well thats the same of every OEM, not just Gateway __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

11-29-2004, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 29 Posts: 440	Gateways work with pretty generic stuff. I use to swipe crap out of the gateways at my old job all the time because they were throwing them away and they worked find with my generic stuff and vice versa. I can give you more info if you give me your serial number. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

12-04-2004, 11:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
jbrewster11 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 28 Posts: 3	Thanks for the help. My SN is 0026429100 SUPER. I talked to some guys at Memory-X.com and they told me (contrary to what Gateway said) that I can get two 1 GB cards in it.

12-04-2004, 01:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,951	Whether you can get two 1GB sticks or not is depdenent on the motherboard's DIMM limit __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

12-04-2004, 09:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
jbrewster11 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 28 Posts: 3	How do I figure out the limit, Praetor?

12-04-2004, 10:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,951	Have a look at the motherboard manual, usually it says __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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