Extremely easy ram question.

[LAnatraArrabbiata]

I'm looking at throwing another 512 mb ram in my system to bring it up to 1 gb. I'm just making sure that I won't have any problems mixing brands. I'm ordering a Corsair stick to add to whatever came in my piece-o'-crap Dell. But if it'll cause any problems, I'd be willing to pick up 2 sticks.
Thanks.

 

[PurdueRy]

it's fine

 

[Bobthelost]

it's fine, you may not get dual channel, but it'll still work.

 

[Luckyboy1]

Depends on the Dell. Some have a bios that could care less as long as it's the right type of RAM. Some of the bios's go looking to see that it is the same brand as originally installed. Which DellDude model do you have and what brand RAM came with it?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Luckyboy1
Depends on the Dell. Some have a bios that could care less as long as it's the right type of RAM. Some of the bios's go looking to see that it is the same brand as originally installed. Which DellDude model do you have and what brand RAM came with it?

somehow, I doubt this....

 

[Luckyboy1]

Sorry M8, very true and real life experience on that one, at least as it related to an 8200 series Dimensia desktop model. It would go looking for Samsung RDRAM. Late Dell's sometimes looked for Crucial to be installed. Doubt it not!

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Luckyboy1
Sorry M8, very true and real life experience on that one, at least as it related to an 8200 series Dimensia desktop model. It would go looking for Samsung RDRAM. Late Dell's sometimes looked for Crucial to be installed. Doubt it not!

The thing is Dell isn't stupid...they know people upgrade RAM and this can be done at your local best buy. I don't doubt that a brand of ram may not have worked...that is always possible. But your story about how the BIOS goes and "Searched" for crucial ram...or Samsung...thats not plausible.

 

[kmrivers]

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