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Memory upgrade for Intel Pentium 111 processor

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pbrotsis

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Can a Micron Electronics computer purchased in January 1999 with an Intel 111 processor, 32 bit, 498 mhz, with 256 mb ram (3 slots - 128, 64 and 64) be safely
upgraded to 768 mb? Current OS is Microsoft XP Professional (version 2002) utilizing service pack 3. I know this computer is ancient, but this is my backup computer (my regular computer is currently being worked on due to malware).
Micron sold their PC computers to an investment company years ago so I don't have access to any support.

This is my first time on the forum, am not a techie, so please forgive me if I've not provided enough information for an accurate assessment of my question.


Please reply to pbrotsis@mysecureprotection.com

Thanks for any help you can give me.
 
Did you mean Pentium III? Max memory is determined by the chipset and BIOS. In your case if your chipset (the main chip on the motherboard that isn't the CPU) is an Intel then with 3 slots according to Wikipedia, 768MB is likely. To determine your chipset, just open the computer and look for a black Intel chip that says 440 or 450.

That's all assuming it's an Intel chipset based motherboard.
 
razel said:
Did you mean Pentium III? Max memory is determined by the chipset and BIOS. In your case if your chipset (the main chip on the motherboard that isn't the CPU) is an Intel then with 3 slots according to Wikipedia, 768MB is likely. To determine your chipset, just open the computer and look for a black Intel chip that says 440 or 450.

That's all assuming it's an Intel chipset based motherboard.
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If that is an i815 chipset its limited to 512MB RAM.
 
Insert_Nickname said:
Just checked wikipedia, you're perfectly right... 😳

It seems that the i81x all have that limitation, if its a 440/450 no problem. Now the 440BX, that brings back a few memories... 😛

And the link;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_chipsets
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I have more than one not-so-fond memory of the i815.

The i840 on the other hand...

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If ram is expensive, get a cheap SSD (< $70), and set up a large pagefile, you won't notice a difference in ram intensive applications.

You can re-use the SSD elsewhere later on.

To connect a SATA drive to your pentium-3 computer, you can use either a SATA pci card, or a IDE-2-SATA adapter.
 
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Insert_Nickname said:
Just checked wikipedia, you're perfectly right... 😳

It seems that the i81x all have that limitation, if its a 440/450 no problem. Now the 440BX, that brings back a few memories... 😛

And the link;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_chipsets
Click to expand...

I had an AL440 and two SE440BX "Seattle" boards. I think the first one crapped out only me after three or four years; the second just took a licking and kept on ticking. Eventually, it became a household file-server with the Wkstation version of W2K. It was still working fine in 2008 when I replaced it for that purpose with a new machine and WHS.

I think 768MB was the limit on those.
 
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