How To Check The "type" Of Ram You Have?

LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
edited October 2003 in Off-Topic
Would it say on the Stick? Because I don't recall it saying it on there, I just know the shape of my RAM... I believe it has 2 Notches, I'll have to check again.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    Crucial.com should have a memory thing.

    Check this <a href='http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfgr.asp?cat=RAM' target='_blank'>Linkeh</a> and fill out your Mobo maker/computer maker.
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  • JammerJammer Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 728Members, Constellation
    Rams are always male.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    There should be a sticker on it saying how much, what brand, bus speed. They are most likely DIMMs, so rule that out...
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    Find out what your motherboard is, and that will give you your answer.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Two notches generally is the key for SDR (one near the centre and one over toward one side), but I haven't looked at RDRAM lately... anyone with a P4 with Rambus know what key it uses? Two notches at thirds? One notch? I believe that DDR is a single-notch key near the middle.

    Additionally, though you normally have a sticker, the PCB should also be silkscreened at least with an FCC ID, which you can look up to find manufacturer. If you just need the specs (response speed most notably) you can just copy down the ID information from one of the individual chips on the stick, and look THAT up.
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  • ObstObst Join Date: 2003-03-12 Member: 14436Members, Constellation
    This tool might help: (Aida32 system information tool)

    <a href='http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php' target='_blank'>http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php</a>
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  • agentpropagentprop Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8961Members
    There are 3 major types of RAM in use today:
    <a href='http://www.atmarkit.co.jp/fpc/pcmainterepair/pcmr003/sdram_dimms.jpg' target='_blank'>SDRAM</a>
    <a href='http://www.mikhailtech.com/articles/memory/crucial256ddr/crucial256ddr-03.jpg' target='_blank'>DDR RAM</a>
    <a href='http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20020402/images/speicher.jpg' target='_blank'>RDRAM</a>

    There, your RAM will most likely be one of those 3 types. However, there are alot of variances in those 3 types (speeds, ECC, etc).
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