How to tell what kind of memory (SDRAM/PC100/128MB) I have...

[Kanalua]

A long time a go I bought two sticks of PC100 128MB SDRAM from an obscure reseller, trying to save a buck. As luck would have it, when I got the sticks, and loaded them into my ASUS P2B mobo, the thing wouldn't post. I was wondering what kind of RAM they are, so I pose the question to you all...
What kind of memory is this, any specific details? ECC? What the heck are they (besides the obvious 128MB PC100 SDRAM)?
Someone help me!

 

[Kanalua]

updated the webpage...haha...meaning...BUMP!

 

[goodoptics]

They both look PC100 SDRAM to me. Have you yet tried to put them in the motherboard 1 at a time to see if the system would post?

 

[tcsenter]

How to tell what kind of memory (SDRAM/PC100/128MB) I have...

You've got some Genero The Clown SDRAM, I've put those part numbers into every search engine and nothing. I can find nothing about FMC except for Future Media Corporation in Chinese, which I neither read nor speak.

 

[Kanalua]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

How to tell what kind of memory (SDRAM/PC100/128MB) I have...

You've got some Genero The Clown SDRAM, I've put those part numbers into every search engine and nothing. I can find nothing about FMC except for Future Media Corporation in Chinese, which I neither read nor speak.

Same here...must be really generic...

 

[Kanalua]

Anyone?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

You might have some of that ghetto RAM that some companies were putting out that only works with a few Via chipsets. The fact that there's two different ICs on the back is kind of interesting, though looking for a P/N comes up pretty empty. It doesn't look registered though and is probably "rated" at CAS-2

 

[NutBucket]

You can run SiSoft Sandra; That should tell you the timings and such.

 

[Freejack2]

Looks like the chips are 7ns so it's actually pc133. The p2b is not exactly the newest board out there. I don't think it can take that kind of ram. I would say if you know someone who has a more recent sdram board to try it out on their system...

 

[Kanalua]

I've tried this RAM (both sticks at the same time, though) on a K7T Turbo Limited Edition mobo, an it wouldn't post, either....

 

[Kanalua]

anyone?

 

[Freejack2]

It's most likely dead. Rma them.