Can I use 1GB mem on my desktop while is only support 2*258M DIMM PC100?

[aloung]

Got one 1GB 128X72 PC100 SDRAM-100MHZ ECC REG DIMM CL2, Kingston memory for 20.00$ on dell. But my HP pavilion support only 2*256M DIMM PC100 memory. Irongate Chipset, AMD850.
what will happen if I put it on my computer if:

a. put is on only in slot 1;
b. put is on in slot 2, while have the orginal 128M in slot 1?

will it be viewed as 258M mem by the system?

thanks

 

[datallah]

No, it wont work unfortunately, unless the board has undocumented support for 1 Gb. modules. However.. what you can do... is sell the DIMM on the forums or on eBay, and buy yourself 2 256 DIMMs and make some money on top

 

[bigshooter]

Where did you find a 1GB chip for $20 ?

 

[pikasub]

Don't worry you'll probably never receive it

 

[VBboy]

There is no "258 MB". There is 256 MB. LOL, 1 Gig of ECC PC100 RAM for $20? Yeah right, and I got a GeForce3 for a penny.

 

[NFS4]

<< There is no &quot;258 MB&quot;. There is 256 MB. LOL, 1 Gig of ECC PC100 RAM for $20? Yeah right, and I got a GeForce3 for a penny. >>


Go ahead and stick YOUR FOOT IN YOUR MOUTH

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?start=1&amp;catid=40&amp;threadid=501744

I ordered a stick. Hey, it only came to $21 shipped

 

[Viper0329]

has anyone recieved that stick thou?

 

[DanJ]

No, the deal just started this afternoon.