Groovy, danke
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Re: Groovy, danke
Looks like I have a matched pair of 3200
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Neat
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Wrong memory type??
According to Gateway, that model only takes up to 3 PC100/PC133 SDRAMs of up to 128 MB each. Max. capacity is 384 MB.
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Well, that's easy to check.
If the memory modules have two notches it's PC100/133. If only one it's PC2100/2700/3200
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Two notches
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256s are pretty scarce in that format.
I know I have one, but I'll have to look around and see if I can find any more. I have plenty of 64s and 128s.
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Great timing
I guess they came out with the next style of RAM just as 256 was coming out. And that's the board I got. Sweet.
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A check of eBAY, PC133 256 . . .
. . comes up with a slew of them between $5 and $12, including some listed as "new". Most require PayPal payment.
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Don't know what I was searching for before
But apparently it was the wrong thing, and way more expensive.
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Oh, they'll be expensive through normal distribution . . .
. . like Tech Data, etc. - but it looks like a lot of folks got caught with the latest PC133s just as the mother board makers switched to PC2100. The secondary market has plenty of them at good prices.
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If that's the case...
and some others mention that it is the case (e.g. http://www.motherboa...0ba95560d3a0e550c ), then you can get 128 MB sticks from Crucial for $23 each, or $15 each at MemoryX ( http://www.memoryx.net/axd.html ).
That first link mentions installing a "Slot T Celeron" upgrade. It apparently was fairly popular years ago - it wouldn't be worth the money today (assuming you could find it). http://www.duhvoodoo.../LFL/Slot-T_1.htm Cheers, Scott. |
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It's already got 2 x 128
And it's maxed out as soon as Gnome launches.
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XFCE... dude
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Performance is a hardware issue
Even if I have to buy the RAM new, it'll eventually be worth it to not have to learn a whole new way to work.
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You might want to bite the bullet.
Even moving up one generation would make a huge performance difference. Your time is worth something - don't be too cheap.
E.g. a 3 GHz Dell P4 (1 GB/4 GB Max, etc., etc.) small form factor box for $145 - http://www.usedcompu...tem.asp?ID=185254 Look around a little. Or tell us your budget and let us look around for you. :-) Good luck. Cheers, Scott. |
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Well damn
Wish I had known about that site a few days ago. I just got a an HP dc7100 for $99 and ordered some more memory. Would have liked a system that could hold the full-height DVD burner. Oh well.
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