what is RDIMM?

[spp]

It's the ram in the comptuer.... but what does RDIMM stand for?? registered DIMM?? And would it work if I just plug in normal pc133 ram into it?

Thanks

 

[Viper GTS]

What board (or more specifically chipset) are you referring to?

There are a number of things that could be mis-stated as that:

DDR DIMM
RIMM

etc.

Give us more info.

Viper GTS

 

[aphex]

really dirty idiots masturbate methodically.

 

[spp]

yea there is the problem.............. i dunno what mobo/chipset it is. It is a computer at work, and I am trying to get more ram for this thing. I know that it is Dell Optiplex gx200, and i think i tried crucial.com to see what ram it takes but database in crucial doesn't have it.
I found the term RDIMM on some spec I found about this gx200 computer.

O and I know also that it is 168 pins.... or 92 pins (one side says 92.. but i dunno if it's both sides..)

 

[joohang]

Rambus DIMM? :Q

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: spp
yea there is the problem.............. i dunno what mobo/chipset it is. It is a computer at work, and I am trying to get more ram for this thing. I know that it is Dell Optiplex gx200, and i think i tried crucial.com to see what ram it takes but database in crucial doesn't have it.
I found the term RDIMM on some spec I found about this gx200 computer.

O and I know also that it is 168 pins.... or 92 pins (one side says 92.. but i dunno if it's both sides..)

i wouldnt go to crucial, go to dell. crucial does not carry certain dell parts. dell has a database you can use, its like ugrade your dell or something.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: joohang
Rambus DIMM? :Q

maybe, the Rambus In line Memory Module requires either 2 sticks or one stick with a continuity buffer

 

[PsychoAndy]

BINGO, got it. The Optiplex gx200 has a RIMM, not RDIMM.

Link to dell upgrade part here

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: spp
And would it work if I just plug in normal pc133 ram into it?

LMAO!

 

[bmacd]

Compaq's are notororious for this problem. Sounds like a proprietary Compaq RIMM job to me. You probably need a stick of C0kk for the CPU.

-=bmacd=-

 

[spp]

actually..... i found another site that reviewed this computer and stil has the link to it...\ and it turned out that it is the rambus ram even though the cpu speed is only 733Mhz.............
linky
i tried the dell website but i couldn't find this computer....... if you guys found the link please let me know..

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: spp
actually..... i found another site that reviewed this computer and stil has the link to it...\ and it turned out that it is the rambus ram even though the cpu speed is only 733Mhz.............
linky
i tried the dell website but i couldn't find this computer....... if you guys found the link please let me know..

my rig is a 733 with RDRAM.

dell-home office-software and pheripherals-parts for my dell

 

[spp]

what's werid though is that on the heatsink it says 100 ..... i thought it's pc100 or something..... are there different speed for the rambus ram?

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: spp
what's werid though is that on the heatsink it says 100 ..... i thought it's pc100 or something..... are there different speed for the rambus ram?

IIRC there is PC 700 and 800 but i'm not too sure about the rest

 

[spp]

dam!!! for 128mb it's 151 dollars from dell??? why is it so expensive?? can't i jsut get a 800 from
here??
so would 800 work on 700?? (same number of pins..)

 

[spp]

hmmm.... psychoandy............. the one from your link doesn't look right... i don't think it'll even fit in the slot.. (the two holes are too far apart... when i pulled the ram out, i see that the two holes are closer and are around the middle of the ram stick)... the ones i found on this website seems to resemble the ones in the computer.... (even though the ones you found are supposed to work with gx200.)