[nylug-talk] OT: RAM compatibility

[Alex Pilosov]

On Sun, 13 Apr 2008, Sunny Dubey wrote:

> Hello ladies!
> 
> So a friend of mine has a computer that needs PC2100 RAM.  Googling and
> using Crucial's "Memory Selector" (TM)(R)(SM)(ETC) suggested that PC2700
> RAM was backwards compatible with PC2100, and that it would work fine.
> 
> So earlier yesterday we got PC2700 RAM that matched the technical
> details of her existing RAM (Unbuffered, non-ecc, CL 2.5), popped it
> into her computer ...... and her computer didn't show the RAM any love
> at all.  It just beeped on power up.
> 
> So the question is ... is it possible the computer simply doesn't like
> the faster RAM ? Or is non-compatibility not possible, and its something
> else ?
ram compatibility is a tricky bitch. there's such thing as "high density"  
ram which won't work. server motherboards are far more picky (but it 
doesnt appear to be server in your case, non-ecc?).

post which motherboard brand is it.

-alex