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326258 2005-02-18 21:12:00 hi, I need to know the maximum memory allowed in a motherboard, without opening the case.
I searched for the model in everest and it shows me a lot of posibles motherboards.
I searched too how many dimm slots I have, I searched the specifications of all the motherboards posibles and all said that I have 3, but SiSoft Sandra and in CPU-Z saids that I have 4. :stare:

Here the copy of the motherboard information by everest

Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 04/07/2000-693-596A-DD-2A6LGD4FC-00
Motherboard Name DFI CA61/CB50-V3/CB60-V3/PA61/PB50-V3/PB61-V3

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz
Effective Clock 133 MHz
Bandwidth 1067 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type SDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz
Effective Clock 133 MHz
Bandwidth 1067 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type PCI
Bus Width 32-bit
Real Clock 33 MHz
Effective Clock 33 MHz
Bandwidth 133 MB/s

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name DFI Corporation
Product Information sj.dfi.com.tw
BIOS Download sj.dfi.com.tw
aletornw (7367)
326259 2005-02-18 21:25:00 Well I'd have to say if those programs are giving conflicting or non-specific information, you probably will have no option but to open the case. From what I have read it is highly unlikely that you will void any sort of warranty on the computer.

Another option would be to get a whole bunch of SD RAM and keep populating the slots until you reach ,max.... however the only snag with this is that you will need a different sizes (64, 128, 256, 512MB chips) so that you can ascertain what the max amount per slot is.

My advice... open the case and get a definitive model number... compared to the other options it is the most hassle-free option.

cheers

chiefnz
chiefnz (545)
326260 2005-02-19 21:08:00 everest/sifoft etc should say what chipset you are useing . you can then look up the chipset specs which will tell you what max ram you can install .

however its still better to open the case and check exactly what make/model you have .
tweak'e (69)
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