Topic: Upgrade RAM

[Sandra]

Thats great Mark,and is all we need  

Your motherboard manual is on here as a PDF :

http://www.asus.com/pub/asus/mb/slota/k7m/k7m-104.pdf

The relevant bit (PC100 Memory Support) shows that it has 3 slots for PC 100 SDRAM of up to 256MBs in each.

If you add more ram then the biggest stick (in MBs) goes in slot 0 and the next in slot 1 and then slot 2.

It can be a mix of any sizes ie 256,128,64 or 32 or just one stick as it is now.

Hope that this helps,get back to me if you need any clarification  

Edited to add a Screenshot of the specifications from the PDF manual in case you dont have adobe acrobat reader installed  

[twiggy]

So what your saying is that a 256mb is the biggest i can have? I think that would be ok if the case. So by what you where sayin i could leave the one i have in now and buy 2 256mb sticks and place them in and then that will give me a total off 640mb? correct me if im wrong.

Thanks for all your help everybody,
Mark

[Sandra]

Yes that would work fine Mark.

It may cost a little more but I would recommend buying your memory from :

http://www.crucial.com/uk/index.asp

Use their memory upgrade finder and it will take you here :

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.asp?
Mfr%2BProductline=Asus%2B+Motherboards&mfr=Asus&cat=RAM&model=K7M&submit=Go

If you buy from that list they guarantee that it will work,if you just got some from a local store you may hit lucky and it will work or you may find that it wont work at all or will only read at half the size as happened to me recently.
On that list the 256 x 133 are £5 to £14 cheaper than the 256 x 100 and even though your PC is only running at 100 they say it will work with the 133 so I would save some cash and get one of those  

* Simon edited url to amend web page size.  

[twiggy]

Well this is the one i have been looking at.

http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-search.asp?action=search&p=+SDRAM&ob=manufacturer&obd=asc&stab=ref&page=3

Second one from da top 256MB 168Pin DIMM PC133 SDRAM Non-Parity CL3

Would this be ok? Or is that not a good choice?

Thanks for all your help Sandra,
Mark

[Sandra]

It should be in theory Mark but ram can be funny.
A friend of mine who builds lots of PCs says hes had 3 identical sticks of ram and only one would work in a certain board he was using yet the other 2 sticks worked fine in an identical board.
Do DABS have a return policy if it is incompatable for some reason?
This is the reason that I suggested the crucial site as they will refund your cash if it doesnt work afte rthey have said it is suitable for your board.
Unless the postage makes it prohibitive,I would suggest getting just one stick from DABS and if it works then order a second one of the same type,just in case it doesnt "agree" with your board and they wont accept a return