Doubt with RD - RAM installation

Aparajith · 30-10-2004, 05:28 PM

Hi Guys!!!!!!

As u can see from my signature I got 256 MB of RD-RAM as four 64MB modules in all four of my RAM slots. This is very insufficient for me.So am currently planning to upgrade to 512 MB.But the problem is RD-RAM costs a fortune guys - around 6500/- for 256 MB.

My question is - It is known that all RAM slots have to be filled up for RD-RAM as it uses serial data transfer.Can I use a 256 MB module in one slot and 64 MB module in the other three so that I can upgrade the next month or something with another 256 MB module ?

Any suggestions would be helpful guys........

Aparajith . S

kaysquare · 14-03-2005, 10:35 AM

i dont think you can do that. The two modules should be of same capacity and same bus speed

icecoolz · 14-03-2005, 11:21 AM

dude what are you talking about ??? Ofcourse you can install the 256 MB in one slot and the 3 in the other slots. The only thing is that the 256 MB will run on the speeds of the 64 mb thats all. But you will still get 192+256 MB for your system. No hassles. Heres more of a suggestion. RD RAM is no more in existence. Future upgrades will be a nightmare for you. Seriously consider getting a diff mobo and RAM such as the DDR RAMs.

30-10-2004, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aparajith Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chennai Posts: 81	Doubt with RD - RAM installation Hi Guys!!!!!! As u can see from my signature I got 256 MB of RD-RAM as four 64MB modules in all four of my RAM slots. This is very insufficient for me.So am currently planning to upgrade to 512 MB.But the problem is RD-RAM costs a fortune guys - around 6500/- for 256 MB. My question is - It is known that all RAM slots have to be filled up for RD-RAM as it uses serial data transfer.Can I use a 256 MB module in one slot and 64 MB module in the other three so that I can upgrade the next month or something with another 256 MB module ? Any suggestions would be helpful guys........ Aparajith . S __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ [ Venice core ] , Asus A8N - E Motherboard, 1 GB DDR 400 Transcend RAM, Leadtek 6600 GT Graphics card, Hitachi 160GB 7200rpm SATA 2 running Windows XP Professional Edition with SP2

14-03-2005, 11:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
icecoolz Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,208	dude what are you talking about ??? Ofcourse you can install the 256 MB in one slot and the 3 in the other slots. The only thing is that the 256 MB will run on the speeds of the 64 mb thats all. But you will still get 192+256 MB for your system. No hassles. Heres more of a suggestion. RD RAM is no more in existence. Future upgrades will be a nightmare for you. Seriously consider getting a diff mobo and RAM such as the DDR RAMs. __________________ AMD 64 3500+ Venice DFI Lan Party Ultra-D 2* 512 MB PdP Memory with 2-2-5L timings XFX 7900GT 256 MB Card

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14-03-2005, 10:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
kaysquare Broken In Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: E A C Dude!! Posts: 123	i dont think you can do that. The two modules should be of same capacity and same bus speed