Memory question

9 Feb 2005 3:09 AM

Muskett

have a Dell that takes PC133 RAM. If I put PC2100 RAM in there, is it
backwards compatible? Will it run at 133?

9 Feb 2005 4:09 AM

Noozer

"Muskett" <r*@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> have a Dell that takes PC133 RAM. If I put PC2100 RAM in there, is it
> backwards compatible? Will it run at 133?

If you can get PC2100 memory into a PC that takes PC133 memory and get it to
work, patent it - the slots are different.

9 Feb 2005 4:21 AM

GFree

Noozer wrote:

> "Muskett" <r*@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bafOd.3051$aW6.2586@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net...
>
>>have a Dell that takes PC133 RAM. If I put PC2100 RAM in there, is it
>>backwards compatible? Will it run at 133?
>
>
> If you can get PC2100 memory into a PC that takes PC133 memory and get it to
> work, patent it - the slots are different.
>
>

Isn't it just the speeds though that are different?

14 Feb 2005 6:08 AM

E mann

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In article news:42098fe0$1@yorrell.saard.net, GFree <nickt4***@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>Noozer wrote:
>> "Muskett" <r*@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:bafOd.3051$aW6.2586@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net...
>>
>>>have a Dell that takes PC133 RAM. If I put PC2100 RAM in there, is it
>>>backwards compatible? Will it run at 133?
>>
>>
>> If you can get PC2100 memory into a PC that takes PC133 memory and get it to
>> work, patent it - the slots are different.
>>
>>
>Isn't it just the speeds though that are different?

No pc133 moduls have 2 notches & ddr ram has 1.......wont work