Old RAM will not fit in newer PCs
old RAM are 72 pin or SD RAM
new RAm is DDR variety

a visual inspection of the contact surfaces should help you eliminate bad ram.

72 pin is either fast page or EDO
SD Ram is either PC100 or Pc133

Ram likes to be paired with same type.  So install them in pairs.

Ram is quite cryptic.  You really must try them out.

Can't find ram pic site...sorry

Christopher C. Charles
http://drpcdr.ca
416 398 3772


> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:57:12 -0400
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> Subject: [PCBUILD] ram
> 
> Hi listers,
> 
> I have a bunch of ram sticks that probably came out of dell towers
> created around 1997, most i think are 64 or 128 kb and pc100
> Does anyone know of a web page that can tell me what these ram sticks are
> as the stickers have fallen off and I  am trying to determine them based
> on the numbers on the chips.  I  have only fond one page after looking
> thought many search engines and the page is not very complete.  I do not
> want to try just putting them in my machine, as I have already caused
> smoke  twice on different machines and different sticks and I am afraid I
> will damage he machine.
> 
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