Ram Density?
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What make and model board is that seen for? It should be listed as a maximum amount of memory being 512mb for old board. Sometimes the user manuals can be a little goofy at times on how things are worded. Ram density refers to the capacity or size of a memory module whether simm or dimm.
For DRAM memory that would be megabits while megabytes is used to refer to the entire simm or dimm size. When buying memory for a board you first want to know the size and type as well as speed of memory it supports. For an board seeing 4 slots you would likely see 128mb as the largest size of simm(single inline memory module) installed unless the board allows for 256mb modules.
For DRAM memory that would be megabits while megabytes is used to refer to the entire simm or dimm size. When buying memory for a board you first want to know the size and type as well as speed of memory it supports. For an board seeing 4 slots you would likely see 128mb as the largest size of simm(single inline memory module) installed unless the board allows for 256mb modules.
Is a MSI (Micro Star) MS-6566 (845 Ultra-C) mother board. Would this http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em=260219893955&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI work?
I already bought this: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em=260219893955&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI
Will it work?
TFT
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I honestly don't know if it will be compatible with your chipsets thats why it always pay to buy low density memory.
Boards expecting memory to come in 64M bit high and 8 bit wide chunks (low density) isn't happy to see memory 128M bits high and 4 bits wide although the total memory is the same.
Try it and hope that you don't get any post beeps
Boards expecting memory to come in 64M bit high and 8 bit wide chunks (low density) isn't happy to see memory 128M bits high and 4 bits wide although the total memory is the same.
Try it and hope that you don't get any post beeps
No. Banks are something else.
The chipset specs only mentions valid configurations of 512 Mbit density with x8 and x16 chips. That module has a density of 1024 Mbit.
TFT
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What you've just posted doesn't tell you anything, as I said some motherboards will not accept high density, ASUS being one of them yet others can tolerate high density. High density chips are inferior and sold on Ebay for much lower prices but most times are not advertised as such.
Unless someone can pin down your board more accurately then it is a case of "suck it and see"
Unless someone can pin down your board more accurately then it is a case of "suck it and see"
crap, so your saying it wont work?
The specifications show that model board runs upto 2gb of DDR266 PC2100 memory. You can this at http://www.msicomputer.com/product/detail_spec/845ultra_c.htm
Being that the memory you bought on EBay is DDR400 PC3200 being two speeds faster you will likely have problems if the memory doesn't backclock to the slower speed. Often memory two speeds above the standard for older board run into problems there.
Being that the memory you bought on EBay is DDR400 PC3200 being two speeds faster you will likely have problems if the memory doesn't backclock to the slower speed. Often memory two speeds above the standard for older board run into problems there.
It most likely will not work.
That is 2 GB in total. The chipset can take 1 GB modules, with a density of 512 Mbit. That is 512 MB per rank