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So I get up early for once on holidays to do history essay and geography
But wait my RAM has arrived in the post, I'll do that.
Disconnect computer, take cover off, touch radiator etc
AH there the RAM slot... about 5000 wires are in the way and is behind a metal bit which cut my hands to bit. 2 of the wires were disconnected for some reason.
So I manage to fit the RAM chip thing, put computer back together put on power.
Then it says memory error... and start-up screen is fuzzy. it's not fuzzy now but still only says 64MB
So what's up?
eh eh?
Whoever said it was easy try my computer
And don't suggest take it to SR because I live in Scotland
But wait my RAM has arrived in the post, I'll do that.
Disconnect computer, take cover off, touch radiator etc
AH there the RAM slot... about 5000 wires are in the way and is behind a metal bit which cut my hands to bit. 2 of the wires were disconnected for some reason.
So I manage to fit the RAM chip thing, put computer back together put on power.
Then it says memory error... and start-up screen is fuzzy. it's not fuzzy now but still only says 64MB
So what's up?
eh eh?
Whoever said it was easy try my computer
And don't suggest take it to SR because I live in Scotland
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Just because you are too lazy to buy a new compooper.
Stop with the beardiness.
Most Dimm Ram is back compatible even a stick of pc133 dimm ram will run at 66 mhz fsb,
It sounds more like a graphics problem to me if your screen goes weird and you say it says something like this
:-In background at start-up I can se 124 Memory Error and boxes saving save or change or something.
I may know this unusually common mistake, when you say "memory error" do you actually mean it says "memory error" or that it counts up to 124 something as that counting is just the system checking every bit of the module
The king wrote:
You could have a 64MB DIMM of PC66 and a 64MB DIMM of PC100 installed in the same machine, however the PC100 DIMM would be forced to run at the slower speed, in this case 66MHz. You see, while they will WORK together, the computer cannot opertate 2 different RAM clock frequencies at the same time, so it has to go with the lowest common denominator, which is 66MHz.
-This will also make make the cpu run slower but i have also found that newer ram modules wether pc66/100/133 will run at all speeds they are probably pc133 modules anyway, just labeled differant as it would be more cost affective to do this.
Er-no Dual G4 nice system matey 18 gigaflops or something like that, shame it is a MAC and there isnt as much software compatible with it as a pc, but graphically it is very awsome.
The King also wrote:
The MHz clock speed of the CPU can usaully be used to determine the speed of the FSB and therefore what RAM the machine can take. Generally speaking, if the CPU MHz speed is a round number, like 450, 500 etc, then the FSB will be 100Mhz as it has to be a whole number in order of the equation with the clock multiplier to work - which it has to as it's a simple math sum.
- not at all matey you can tell the Fsb of your cpu by phisically looking at it, if you have a flip chip then look on the die and it will tell you cpu speed, fsb, Level 1 and 2 cache and if it is a slot Cpu this will be told on the top of it, you could have 66 x 9 = 594 which would be a 600 celeron.
The king wrote as well:
Also, as far as I am aware, it’s the operating system that limits the about of Ram the Computer can ‘see’. Win95 could only address like 256MB of RAM, or something around that
-Motherboards also can limit the amount of ram it see's most of the older motherboard can't recognise a 512mb dimm module and detects it as 256mb the same as they may be able to only take a maximum of 384MB using 3 128MB dimms.
Basically try it in your brothers machine just to make sure it isnt a faulty module and then see what happens it might just be incompatible with your machine although that is unlikely.
c.b.
It sounds more like a graphics problem to me if your screen goes weird and you say it says something like this
:-In background at start-up I can se 124 Memory Error and boxes saving save or change or something.
I may know this unusually common mistake, when you say "memory error" do you actually mean it says "memory error" or that it counts up to 124 something as that counting is just the system checking every bit of the module
The king wrote:
You could have a 64MB DIMM of PC66 and a 64MB DIMM of PC100 installed in the same machine, however the PC100 DIMM would be forced to run at the slower speed, in this case 66MHz. You see, while they will WORK together, the computer cannot opertate 2 different RAM clock frequencies at the same time, so it has to go with the lowest common denominator, which is 66MHz.
-This will also make make the cpu run slower but i have also found that newer ram modules wether pc66/100/133 will run at all speeds they are probably pc133 modules anyway, just labeled differant as it would be more cost affective to do this.
Er-no Dual G4 nice system matey 18 gigaflops or something like that, shame it is a MAC and there isnt as much software compatible with it as a pc, but graphically it is very awsome.
The King also wrote:
The MHz clock speed of the CPU can usaully be used to determine the speed of the FSB and therefore what RAM the machine can take. Generally speaking, if the CPU MHz speed is a round number, like 450, 500 etc, then the FSB will be 100Mhz as it has to be a whole number in order of the equation with the clock multiplier to work - which it has to as it's a simple math sum.
- not at all matey you can tell the Fsb of your cpu by phisically looking at it, if you have a flip chip then look on the die and it will tell you cpu speed, fsb, Level 1 and 2 cache and if it is a slot Cpu this will be told on the top of it, you could have 66 x 9 = 594 which would be a 600 celeron.
The king wrote as well:
Also, as far as I am aware, it’s the operating system that limits the about of Ram the Computer can ‘see’. Win95 could only address like 256MB of RAM, or something around that
-Motherboards also can limit the amount of ram it see's most of the older motherboard can't recognise a 512mb dimm module and detects it as 256mb the same as they may be able to only take a maximum of 384MB using 3 128MB dimms.
Basically try it in your brothers machine just to make sure it isnt a faulty module and then see what happens it might just be incompatible with your machine although that is unlikely.
c.b.
Calling Armatige Shanks, where are you? He seems to be the bod to ask about such matters!
Ha Ha
Thanks anyway
Thanks anyway
If it is a Celeron 633Mhz, then it runs a Front Side Bus of 66Mhz.
Which means, you're shlt out of luck mate!
Which means, you're shlt out of luck mate!
It doesn't say
I've looked in manual and in systems book
I looked on web-site and yeah I think it's celeron 633
I've looked in manual and in systems book
I looked on web-site and yeah I think it's celeron 633
etower C633
Celeron 633?
Celeron 633?
The_King wrote:
>
> What make/model of CPU is it. Once we know this, we could say for
> sure.
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I'l try and check
etower C633 cd
err
>
> What make/model of CPU is it. Once we know this, we could say for
> sure.
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I'l try and check
etower C633 cd
err
SHEEPY wrote:
> There are 2 slots
>
> One wasn't working for some reason
>
> My brother has emachine or something
>
> 633Mhz
>
> Would that errr work, not going to try though
Unsold emachines were being sold in General Auctions on monday, each 1.5Ghz one went for such a stupidly cheap price.
Live auctions rule. I can't wait to be 18.
They don't guarentee it works. Its so cool.:-D
> There are 2 slots
>
> One wasn't working for some reason
>
> My brother has emachine or something
>
> 633Mhz
>
> Would that errr work, not going to try though
Unsold emachines were being sold in General Auctions on monday, each 1.5Ghz one went for such a stupidly cheap price.
Live auctions rule. I can't wait to be 18.
They don't guarentee it works. Its so cool.:-D
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