Need help upgrading memory

[Minjin]

Hi guys, I need some help here. I'm trying to upgrade my memory and I need some advice. Reading the manual that came with the PC tells me that it can handle up to 128mb per socket when it is organized as 16mb x 64. However, it says that it must be 64 bit, and it can not handle 72 bit (I'm not sure if this is a big deal or not). A little searching shows it to be a 168 pin module.

When I pull one of the current modules out, it says this on the chips:

9744 B USA
MT48LC2M8A1
DJ -10 S

And on a sticker:

MTBLSD264AG
- 66 CL2
9746AA5JT.018

My question is thus. What memory should I be looking for as an upgrade? I don't see people advertising memory as 64bit so I'm a little uncertain there. Also, the manual specifically states how the memory chips are to be organized ( 16mb x 64). Is this something I need to watch out for as well?

Thanks for any advice you can give me.

Mark

 

[bozo1]

They are basically saying that your motherboard doesn't support ECC memory.

 

[Minjin]

Can anybody tell me the specs of the RAM I currently have so I can get something better?

Thanks.

Mark

 

[Chaotic42]

Link

Search for MT48LC2M8A1

 

[microAmp]

My question is thus. What memory should I be looking for as an upgrade? I don't see people advertising memory as 64bit so I'm a little uncertain there. Also, the manual specifically states how the memory chips are to be organized ( 16mb x 64). Is this something I need to watch out for as well?

If you know the maker and model your motherboard (ASUS A7V333, Epox 8KHA+, etc...) OR know the company and model (Dell, Compaq, etc...) you can go to Crucial.com and they have a drop down menu for selecting all this stuff. They will tell you what kind of RAM you can use in that computer.

All DRAM, PC66 to PC133 and DDR-RAM PC1600 to PCxxxx is 64 bit. Only RAMBUS is different 16 bit or 32 bit if I remember correctly. EDO, etc... I don't know.

 

[bgeh]

you have DDR RAM
ddr ram is in 168-pin slot
normal ddr ram has 64 bits
72-bit is ddr ram with 8 bits of ECC(error correction code)

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: bgeh
you have DDR RAM
ddr ram is in 168-pin slot
normal ddr ram has 64 bits
72-bit is ddr ram with 8 bits of ECC(error correction code)

Actually it's not DDR RAM, DDR has 184 pins, SDR (single data rate) is 168 pin.

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: motoamd

Originally posted by: bgeh
you have DDR RAM
ddr ram is in 168-pin slot
normal ddr ram has 64 bits
72-bit is ddr ram with 8 bits of ECC(error correction code)

Actually it's not DDR RAM, DDR has 184 pins, SDR (single data rate) is 168 pin.

sorry, my error.😛