Viking RAM Deal - Compatibility Question

[Kristina462]

I got in on this deal...yeah!!! And assuming that I am going to recieve my RAM, will this RAM be compatible with my computer (HP 6830) AND is it safe to use it while using what I have currently (I have 2 slots). Currently, I have one stick of Crucial 256mb PC100.

What is ECC RAM?

And, by the way - dumb question, what the heck is a mobo?

[DoPeY5007]

ECC memory

Short for Error-Correcting Code memory, a type of memory that includes special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory.

here is a good little FAQ...

http://members.aol.com/mnecctek/faqs.html

[DoPeY5007]

And, by the way - dumb question, what the heck is a mobo?


Mother Board

[Kristina462]

I just found another good link...

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/ram/pack.htm

[Kristina462]

Oops, that was wrong, here's the correct one...

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/ram/pack.htm




I think it implies that it will work on my system...

[Kristina462]

I hope this will also help someone else out.

I found a more specific link...

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/ram/err_Parity.htm

If someone has the same situation as me and are willing to install or have installed, I would appreciate some advice or let me know how it went. I'm not going to intall mine until I hear from someone who had done it successfully.

And if we don't get the mem...I guess I just learned something new.