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General Category => Hardware => Topic started by: Scae on July 26, 2005, 02:27:31 PM

Title: Problems installing memory on a Dell
Post by: Scae on July 26, 2005, 02:27:31 PM

I have a Dell Dimension 8250, and was going to upgrade it's memory from 512mb to 1g (or so).

So I brough a pair of 256mb Rambus rdram PC800 RIMMS from ebay, which is the kind the Dell configuration thing on the Dell.co.uk website (and the manual) said I needed.

They are Kingston memory, part no.: kvr800x16/256
According to google, the part no's are indeed 256mb PC800 Rambus RDRAM, although I can't find them on the webiste.

Took out the continuity parts, put in the memory and booted up: I immediatly get this a message saying that the wrong kind of memory was found in RIMM3 and RIMM4, and that I should put in 'RDRAM OC800-40ns or faster).

I tried upgrading the BIOS, but that didn't help.

Anyone have any ideas?

Title: Problems installing memory on a Dell
Post by: Scae on July 26, 2005, 02:29:03 PM

P.S. As a guess I cant edit my post - but the '16' in the part no. means non-ECC. Don't know whether Dell dislikes this or not. /sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':(\' />

Title: Problems installing memory on a Dell
Post by: Scae on July 27, 2005, 01:24:42 PM

Well I've solved the issue: my machine requires 40ns or better RAM, at the stuff I was trying to use was 45ns. Oh well /sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':(\' />

Title: Problems installing memory on a Dell
Post by: SpaceSquad on July 27, 2005, 10:51:17 PM

Rambus is terrible...I feel bad for those with it...its so darn expensive.

Title: Problems installing memory on a Dell
Post by: yoda_san on September 02, 2005, 08:00:04 PM

too bad, maybe you can resell them so it isn't a total loss.