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| Thread ID: 23865 | 2002-08-28 02:23:00 | adding New Ram to HP system | Nigel Thomson (629) | Press F1 |
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| 74318 | 2002-08-28 02:23:00 | I am about to purchase some new RAM, for an HP 6501, provided it is the correct type of ram ie 168pin sdram, does the manufacturer matter, I was told by one salesman that HP ram doesn't work with other brands, but I have heard of other people having no problems mixing other brands with it. Also has anyone used the http://www.hotchips.co.nz website and are they any good |
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| 74319 | 2002-08-28 02:35:00 | I have successfully upgraded HP PCs (6700 and 8624) with Dick Smith's RAM One thing to watch, the Motherboard manufacturer stated they can use 256MB x 2, but the HP OEM BIOS restricts the sticks to 128 MB x 2. May apply to yours, I think your specs are: "The flexible design of the motherboard will accept processors operating at speeds up to 800 MHz. The memory subsystem is designed to support up to 512 MB of SDRAM (for improved performance) in the form of two DIMM sockets that support 16-128 MB 168-pin 3.3 Volt SDRAM memory modules. " Note they say 512, but the slots (2) only support 128 each... |
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