PC2100 (DDR266) and PC3200 (DDR400) RAM
My old computer came with ASUS P4XP-X mother board and equipped with one 256MB PC2100 (DDR266) ram stick. Can I replace with PC3200 (DDR400) 1 GB ram ???.
My old computer came with ASUS P4XP-X mother board and equipped with one 256MB PC2100 (DDR266) ram stick. Can I replace with PC3200 (DDR400) 1 GB ram ???
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Yeah, you can replace the 256 stick with the 1 GB stick. Both are DDR, so you should not have any problems installing the card.
If you are still apprehensive about doing this, just take a look into your CMOS settings before the computer boots up. It should tell you if your RAM stick was recognized, as well as its size.
If you are still apprehensive about doing this, just take a look into your CMOS settings before the computer boots up. It should tell you if your RAM stick was recognized, as well as its size.
Most likely it will just clock the speed of that memory stick down to the FSB of your CPU, either DDR200 or DDR266.
However, check on ASUS's website first and verify that you have the latest BIOS/FIRMWARE installed for you model motherboard. This usually helps with any possible timing issues when using faster then spec'd memory modules
However, check on ASUS's website first and verify that you have the latest BIOS/FIRMWARE installed for you model motherboard. This usually helps with any possible timing issues when using faster then spec'd memory modules
