Will adding different company ram not work on same motherboard?

jasonxman · 04-12-2007, 07:30 PM

I have 4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (2x1024MB ram) Expandable to 8GB

I forgot the brand name for the ram.
My computer is this:
Hp Pavillion a1640n

My question is adding different manufactures of ram affect speed or will damage my motherboard?

**Cromewell** · 04-12-2007, 07:33 PM

It shouldn't. As long as you don't mix single and double sided you wont have a problem, you might not have problems even if you do mix them. The RAM will run at the slowest speed of all the RAM installed.

jasonxman · 04-12-2007, 07:37 PM

what do you mean mix single and double sided?

**Cromewell** · 04-12-2007, 09:04 PM

Some RAM only has chips on one side while others have chips on both sides. You can guess which is which

04-12-2007, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
jasonxman banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 134	Will adding different company ram not work on same motherboard? I have 4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (2x1024MB ram) Expandable to 8GB I forgot the brand name for the ram. My computer is this: Hp Pavillion a1640n My question is adding different manufactures of ram affect speed or will damage my motherboard?

04-12-2007, 07:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	It shouldn't. As long as you don't mix single and double sided you wont have a problem, you might not have problems even if you do mix them. The RAM will run at the slowest speed of all the RAM installed. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

04-12-2007, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	Some RAM only has chips on one side while others have chips on both sides. You can guess which is which __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

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jasonxman banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 134	what do you mean mix single and double sided?