PC133 question

[dfnkt]

Right now I'm trying to get a hold of some ram for an older gateway computer that uses PC-133, I ordered some from newegg and tried installing it, it isnt recognized.

I pulled out the other stick and it says "128MB pc-133 SYNCH" with that "M" logo on it, the ram stick is single sided. My question is, do I need to look for something that also says "SYNCH"? or just something thats single sided.

Anyone have any ideas what gateway model the types are that lay flat (they are a small rectangular box) I dont have the PC with me

 

[DaveSimmons]

The memory selector at crucial.com could tell you what you need.

All SDRAM is "synch," the differences are low- vs. high-density and regular vs. ECC error correcting.

Some motherboards can't handle high-density RAM but that's usually true of motherboards using PC66 or PC100 not PC133.

Most intel chipset motherboards can only address up to 512 MB so if you already had that much, adding more would be ignored.

 

[dfnkt]

I was also sort of wondering if it would max out @ 512Mb, ill run over to crucial I know its an older gateway that isnt a tower, but the other model (that lays flat) you cant even put a full size pci card into it.

 

[winterlude]

Some older motherboards only support up to 256mb RAM / slot.

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: dfnkt
I was also sort of wondering if it would max out @ 512Mb, ill run over to crucial I know its an older gateway that isnt a tower, but the other model (that lays flat) you cant even put a full size pci card into it.

try to find what motherboard is inside and google search to see what the max ram it can handle. If it can only support 512 pc 133, it likely won't make it past POST with anything greater than 512