Help Finding RAM for old computer...

[homestarmy]

Can anyone help me find what type of RAM, how much, if pairs are required, what the max is, and where to buy RAM for this computer?

It's obviously old, 200MHz Pentium I. I just replaced the 2GB failing HDD with an 8GB one.

No need to tell me how useless the computer is. I know.

Thanks for any help you can give!

 

[montag451]

Most likely to be SIMM.
What motherboard is it?
Download Everest if you aren't sure, as it may come up with the answer for you

 

[homestarmy]

What is Everest? And I don't have too easy of a way to get stuff into the comptuer. I probably could burn to a CD though...

 

[homestarmy]

And is there a good place I can look online that would store this kind of info? Crucial has this model listed, but says SORRY!

 

[montag451]

Yeah - just checked Crucial myself -


Try this:
http://www.orcalogic.co.uk/asp/prodtype.asp?prodtype=996&ft=m&st=3
sorry - it is a uk site though - good for me[if i had a presario], bad for you[if you are in us]

 

[montag451]

Looks like you can use any cheapie pc66/100/133 168pin DIMM that is 48MB or less. -
EBAY

Don't buy that one - way too expensive.
Or, go down to your local computer tip/recycling centre and pick out a few from the old cases

 

[homestarmy]

Ah, thanks for the info!

Does this type of memory need to be put in in pairs?

Any way I might be able to find the max that this motherboard may be able to take?

 

[montag451]

DIMMs can be put in singly.

 

[homestarmy]

When I search for these, is there a certain number I should look for? Like a certain number of pins?

 

[homestarmy]

NM, says in the link, thanks again!

 

[homestarmy]

168 pin... how many pin is regular SDRAM? that's not the same, is it?

 

[montag451]

for desktop RAM - SDRAM DIMMs are 168 pin.