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Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE 128 MB
Samsung 1024 MB DDR
Seagate Barracuda 320 GB
Hitachi Deskstar 160 GB
LG Studioworks 995E 19'' CRT (it's huge)
LG CD/RW
LG DVD/RW
LG DVD/R
Logitech ultra flat keyboard
Samsung Pleomax wired laser mouse
Old, but does it job very well. |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
sometimes high density ram does cause problems, but its rare. maybe this is the rare time?
also, the BEST place for max ram amounts is crucial.com. I always tell people with pre-builts to use their site as they get the info direct from the manufacturer. Check there and see what the max ram allowed is. 512mb doesn't sound correct.
I agree, that it's kind of a waste at this point though. I didn't think that there would be a problem. I personally have been around, and built, many computers and NEVER experienced the rare high-density incompatibility. I knew it was _possible_, but since I have never experienced it, I didn't expect it to crop up like this.
What you do from here is kind of, "hmm" now. Because you could, I assume return it for something totally different, or whatever, but unsure of your ultimate intentions in the long run. Sorry for the wild goose chase though. |
meh, its cool. i never would have even tried if you hadnt helped me, so its good for something. even if i just use my experience towards a new computer or whatever. i think i can get a full refund on the memory so it should be okay. the cpu just got here so after i check out info on pulling the old one i can see if that makes any obvious difference| |
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| biznology |
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand....
no dice.
the processor architecture isnt right...boo. this is the bottom of the new one:
where as the 800 has the middle section arranged more like a figure 8...
i think i might look into an old mobo rather than try returning all this stuff. its kinda pointless, but whatever| |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand....
no dice.
the processor architecture isnt right...boo. this is the bottom of the new one:
where as the 800 has the middle section arranged more like a figure 8...
i think i might look into an old mobo rather than try returning all this stuff. its kinda pointless, but whatever| |
the middle section doesnt matter. its all about the socket. which they didnt change if they both are socket370 (all intel socket style p3's were). the underside, besides the pin config, matters none.
edit// 1st pic or 2nd pic. which one does the old one fit into?
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| biznology |
nah it fit, the slots only went up to 600 methinks?
there are some limitations tho, often the 370 sockets only go to 1gig or from 1gig-1.26gig. either way, i just bid on mobo for like 15 bucks that should do the trick. we shall see| |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
nah it fit, the slots only went up to 600 methinks?
there are some limitations tho, often the 370 sockets only go to 1gig or from 1gig-1.26gig. either way, i just bid on mobo for like 15 bucks that should do the trick. we shall see| |
apparently the slot was produced for the whole p3 line, but was abandoned in the main stream after 600 or so. there may be a firmware update for the mobo (although i personally have never done this myself and have always been afraid to as it can waste the mobo if done wrong) but i dunno.
oh and download either another 2k disk or an xp disk. cause you will need to reinstall windows after the mobo install. if you get xp, make sure to slipstream sp3 into it. it was released today. |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
apparently the slot was produced for the whole p3 line, but was abandoned in the main stream after 600 or so. there may be a firmware update for the mobo (although i personally have never done this myself and have always been afraid to as it can waste the mobo if done wrong) but i dunno.
oh and download either another 2k disk or an xp disk. cause you will need to reinstall windows after the mobo install. if you get xp, make sure to slipstream sp3 into it. it was released today. |
yeah well i will mess with my bios to see if there are tweaks in there i missed...| |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
yeah well i will mess with my bios to see if there are tweaks in there i missed...| |
Theres no tweaks. It either supports it or it doesn't. If it doesn't, you'd usually go check the manufacturers website, but since it is a dell thats like 10 years old (lol I know its not :p), they won't have anything there. |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Theres no tweaks. It either supports it or it doesn't. If it doesn't, you'd usually go check the manufacturers website, but since it is a dell thats like 10 years old (lol I know its not :p), they won't have anything there. |
almost...dell could have info, but as i have learned - even back then they wanted you to buy everything from them. which is why i am having problems| |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
almost...dell could have info, but as i have learned - even back then they wanted you to buy everything from them. which is why i am having problems| |
Yeah. They are all like that. Although now, they aren't as closed as they used to be. The hardware industry has also eliminated the incompatibility issues that existed before. |
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| biznology |
| this page has a mindboggling amount of info most of the links are out of date tho| |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
this page has a mindboggling amount of info most of the links are out of date tho| |
lol yeah. There is a wealth of information out there for the novice computer user. |
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