12-23-2003, 03:54 AM
Quote:Now I just have to figure out how to figure out once and for all whether my RAM is SDR or DDR so I can buy the right 'stick. bah.
Do yourself a favour and download SiSoftware's Sandra Standard. You can use it to find out all sorts of interesting things about your computer. To see what type of RAM you have installed, you just look under Mainboard Information and then under Memory Module(s).
For example, this is what Sandra has to say about my installed RAM:
Physical/BIOS Memory Banks
DIMM1 (RASL-1 RASL-0) : 256MB DIMM SDRAM single-bank
DIMM2 (RASL-3 RASL-2) : 256MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank
DIMM3 : Empty
DIMM4 : Empty
Memory Module(s)
Memory Module 1 : 256MB 8x(32Mx8) DDR-SDRAM PC2100U-2533-750 (CL2.5 upto 133MHz) (CL2 upto 100MHz)
Memory Module 2 : SpecTek 1CB02A00 256MB 16x(16Mx8) DDR-SDRAM PC2100U-2533-750 (CL2.5 upto 133MHz) (CL2 upto 100MHz)
Also, if it turns out that you don't currently have DDR RAM, it might be worth your while to just chuck what you have and go for a whole 512 MB of brand new DDR RAM. It's dirt cheap right now, and you'll get a lot of bang for your buck.
(I still would have gone for booze and hookers)