-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Additional memory to desktop..

yes, you need to enter the name of the Motherboard manufacture

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BashfulBob" <BashfulBob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



Went there and it asks for "computer manufacture". Built my own, so should I
enter in the MB manufacture?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


> The limitation on memory is usually not the OS but the motherboard.  You
> will need to check with some site or the makers website to see how much
> memory the board can handle.  I'd recommend www.crucial.com  . They have a
> memory finder that guarantees compatibility with your system and also
gives
> the memory specs of the particular motherboard or system.
> It is a common misconception that memory is just memory.  Not all memory
> will work in a particular motherboard and not all memory will work with
any
> other memory.  So, just because it's PC133 doesn't mean it will work.
Some
> PC133 will run at 100 and some won't.  Best to find out what's in the
> system and match that.
>
> I buy all the memory I use at www.crucial.com , who is a direct outlet for
> Micron.  They usually can match or beat the local prices and the memory is
> guaranteed to be compatible with the system, if properly spec'd in the
> finder program.
>
> Most of the cheap memory that you find is no-name stuff that you can't
> match if you don't happen to get 2 sticks from the same batch at the same
> shop on the same day.  And if you go back a week later, there's no way to
> even tell if the stuff you're getting is even close to the stuff you
bought
> a week ago.
>
> Tom


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