ID:275761
 Oct 31 2004, 10:29 am
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I'm somewhat of a computer nob, so I was wondering if I need 2 identical sticks of ram for them to work fine and if so, where would I find out what type of RAM I have in my unit. Just taking off the cover and looking inside?
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FuZzY DiCe wrote:
I'm somewhat of a computer nob, so I was wondering if I need 2 identical sticks of ram for them to work fine and if so, where would I find out what type of RAM I have in my unit. Just taking off the cover and looking inside? You're somewhat of a computer WHAT? (by the way, I just opened up my computer casing- is it normal to find the motherboard home to a family of spiders and filled with cobwebs?) | |
If you find your motherboard model, you might just try looking it up at Crucial. They have an impressive database of most computers/motherboards made, and can tell you exactly what you need.
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In newer systems using SDRAM or DDR SDRAM memory, you can use modules of different densities with no problem. For example, if your computer came with a 128MB memory module, you can add a 256MB module for a total of 384MB of RAM. However, if you have a "dual-channel" system and want to take advantage of that technology, you will need to ensure that the modules in each memory slot are the same density.
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If you know who made your motherboard, look on their website and there might be information regarding where to find the model number for your motherboard. Anyway. I fed the number into the Intel (who made my motherboard) website, and, lo-and-behold, there was my motherboard, including all the specs, drivers and upgrade information, including (ta-da!) what RAM it needs, the model numbers for the RAM from different companies and what I can upgrade my Processor to.