need help upgrading my RAM

[mezcalaman]

ok so i only got 512 RAM in my pc and i wanna upgrade to 1GB. the thing is im not exactly sure what type to buy.

here is a pic that shows the specs of the one my pc has now, http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...aman/specs.jpg

so there it says i got DDR right, ok that should be enough but im looking online and i was checking this one out, http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/ACP-EP-512M...roductDetail.do

ok here it says its a speed: DDR PC-3200 and type : DDR SDRAM but in the title description it has DDR. does this mean it will not work on my pc?

~ also i went to this website , it did a scan and this is what came up http://crucial.com/systemscanner/vie...5B09431D926C3# dunno if u guys can see the page though.

any help i would much appreciate, i wanna buy one and not have to go through the trouble to return it and search again for another >.<.

if u need any more info of my pc tell me.

thanks

[gimmecookiesnao]

i dont know how to put ram BUT

http://www.crucial.com/

has like a computer scanner that can tell u wat type computer ram u will need

[mezcalaman]

i included a link from crucial but i guess it timed out already. here&#39;s a pic i took from what it basically said, http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...aman/spec2.jpg

so i wanna know if the one i am looking at in the circuit city link i posted above is compatable with my pc? or at least what type i need cuz i know its DDR but then some have DDR in details then also have DDR SDRAM. im confused xD

thanks in advance

[gimmecookiesnao]

im not sure....

SOMEONE HELP THE MAN!!

why dont u jsut order from crucial. woulndt it be less expensive?

[Vicious]

Yes that&#39;s compatible.

sodimm is the ram you want to keep away from as thats for laptops, however sd is fine.

And when your installing it make sure you press down hard, its the only piece of hardware that needs force to snap into place.

[gimmecookiesnao]

WAITIWAITI

anyeon got step to how to do that cuz i wanna upgrade my pos!

[Vicious]

check out this youtube video, it&#39;s better to watch that for me to explain it. If you need more help just pm me or post here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiFIgSQOY7g

[gimmecookiesnao]

hmmm lol i never understood the term grounded.... would i be gournded if i jsut did it outside with no shoes on the cement?

[Vicious]

Just do it on a table, and make sure you get rid of any static electricity and you should be fine.

[gimmecookiesnao]

alrightyy then ty

[gimmecookiesnao]

dam i pretty much hijacked this topic...

anyways why is

http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.as...9262023A5CA7304

so much cheaper compared to other places... i mean wtf... at best buy it was 149.... and at circuti city it was 50 bucks... shitty quality or wat?

[tank]

i went to crucial. saw whether it was ddr/ddr2/sd (i think those are the 3 options). drove to fry&#39;s. told them i need 1gb stick of aforementioned type. they gave me stick. went home. opened comp. stuck ram in. turned on comp. voila

[Vicious]

DDR is priced high at some places because of the limited stock yet high demand.

A lot of people with nub pcs with DDR motherboards yet DDR is almost obsolete, and hardly any company makes it anymore.

[mezcalaman]

thanks for the help guys. ima be getting the one from circuit city only bad thing its online purchase only :P but owell i can wait a few days.
i actually took some hardware classes for computers so i know how to install the ram and i still got my esd wristband i got for the class so i could be grounded last thing i want is to mess up my part xD. ^^

[puggy306td]

Grounded is when you don&#39;t have any static electricity in your body. Cheapest method of ensuring it is by touching a grounded metal object (e.g the computers power supply connected to wall - but switched off, or a radiator)

Here&#39;s a simplified procedure.

1 - Buy your RAM which is correct for your motherboard (the ones from crucial are guaranteed to work as they&#39;re matched). I&#39;d also recommend reading your manual. My motherboard has 4 RAM slots, 1 pair is for slower DDR and other pair is for faster DDR so if you do need to put them in learn which slots they go in
2 - Switch off your computer, disconnect all cables and remove the casing screws
3 - Place your computer flat on a table, open up the anti-static bag if the memory is in one.
4 - Touch a grounded metal object (i.e radiator)
5 - Remove the RAM module, holding the sides of it (lengthwise) not on the chips or pins
6 - Make sure your locking pins are open in RAM slots. Ensure you have the RAM the correct way around, it is impossible to get this wrong because there is a little notch on the ram module, which lines up with a little notch in the RAM slot. If you don&#39;t fit it the right way the RAM won&#39;t push down.
Link to a piccy -http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2008/RainyDayProjects/MacMiniRAM/OpeningMacMini/UpgradingRAM/InsertRamJetBig.jpg
7 - When you have inserted the RAM, I prefer to hold each corner with my index finger and thumb from each hand then push down for equal distribution. When the locking pins click in place, you&#39;re done

You can then connect up the cables, if you switch on the PC and get a beeping noise, your RAM is either incompatible or most likely not correctly seated