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glagic
12-23-2002, 11:24 AM
i need to get ram for an older comp. it says that it can use pc100 sd ram 168 pin but can i use pc133 instead? i vaguely remember hearing that i can, but it just underclocks itself.
PrObLy
12-23-2002, 11:30 AM
yeah, there shouldn't be any problems. I'm using pc133 in my computer that runs with the 100mhz fsb, and pc100 in the comp with the 66fsb.
rajatQ2
12-23-2002, 02:44 PM
i recently bought some micron branded PC133 for a friend's PC100 machine, and it didnt' work. When we caleld the company to RMA it, they took the Mobo info and said that we needed a different chip configuration. the ram we got to start off with had a 32M configuration, while we would need a 16M chip configuration. Dont know exactly whats different but whatever, the new one they sent works fine.

So , you mgiht want to check your Mobo specifications before you buy PC133.
good luck
TERRIBLETOM
12-24-2002, 02:51 PM
Originally posted by rajatQ2
i recently bought some micron branded PC133 for a friend's PC100 machine, and it didnt' work. When we caleld the company to RMA it, they took the Mobo info and said that we needed a different chip configuration. the ram we got to start off with had a 32M configuration, while we would need a 16M chip configuration. Dont know exactly whats different but whatever, the new one they sent works fine.

So , you mgiht want to check your Mobo specifications before you buy PC133.
good luck That's very good advice indeed...
bachviet
12-25-2002, 11:35 AM
Originally posted by rajatQ2
i recently bought some micron branded PC133 for a friend's PC100 machine, and it didnt' work. When we caleld the company to RMA it, they took the Mobo info and said that we needed a different chip configuration. the ram we got to start off with had a 32M configuration, while we would need a 16M chip configuration. Dont know exactly whats different but whatever, the new one they sent works fine.

So , you mgiht want to check your Mobo specifications before you buy PC133.
good luck
It happened to me @ work with a Compaq P3 700Mhz (133Mhz FSB). I don't want to go through the hassle with the IT department so I installed my used 256MB PC133 RAM but the computer doesn't see the memory. I then used an older 128MB PC100 and the computer saw it!