Computer Help Please!

cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
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Hm, how would I know what speed (of ram) my MOBO can handle? (I bought a **** dell and they didn't give me a good manual witht hat stuff) Also, if a computer is say, 2 years old, it should have DDR ram right? And (last question) How do I check if I have an AGP slot for a video card or not? Thanks!
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    edited June 2004
    To find out if your computer has an AGP slot, look at the motherboard and find the brown slot. It's just above the PCI slots, those are coloured white. It's smaller and it's further back from the PCI slots. (It's usually coloured brown. Sometimes it's a different colour.)

    [EDIT] Compare these images to your RAM to figure out what kind it is: <a href='http://www.compgeeks.com/images/300x300/ram-512ddr2700ecc-n-unit.jpg' target='_blank'>DDR</a> and <a href='http://www.regstevens.co.uk/photos/sdram.jpg' target='_blank'>SDRAM</a>. Note how the connectors along the bottom are different.

    [EDIT2] Fixed. Thanks, Talesin.
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  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    Have a quick look at the model number on your motherboard and Google it for more information if you're still stuck.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Actually, not all DDR has the half-hole things on the end. The only way to really check is to look at the pin-notch on the bottom... DDR is over to one side a little compared to SDR.
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  • cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
    Kay Im pretty sure I have DDR (saw it somewhere on my computer a while ago, although I can't remember where) now how do I find out the speed of it?
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    hopefully the stick of ram will have a sticker on it that says DDR266, PC2100, DDR333, PC2700 or DDR400, PC3200.

    if not, follow <b>:: Daedalus ::</b>'s suggestion.
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  • pantspants Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11188Members
    edited June 2004
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    DDR has one notch near the center of the pin side.
    SDRam has two notches, one near the center one near the edge.
    RDRam has two notches near the center.
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