RAM Memory Slots

Apologies in advance for any technical inaccuracies. I'm not the most computer literate but I'm trying :doh:

I've recently had a new computer given to me, the stats on the Targa website says for memory:

"1024 MByte DDR II-RAM 667, exp. up to max. 4 GByte DDR II-RAM"


From my old computer I've got a stick of DDR PC-2700 RAM that I wanted to put into my new one. It doesn't want to slot into the holder even though it looks identical to the other memory, and I was wondering whether this would be something to do with the difference between DDR and DDR2 memory or whether I need to give it a bit more force.

Thanks for reading.

 

DDR and DDR2 are not compatible. DDR is 184-pin, 2.5-2.6V, whereas DDR2 is 240-pin, 1.8V. The slots and modules are designed to be incompatible with each other to prevent them being used with each other. It *can* fit, but not without damage to the module and/or motherboard.

 

Thanks very much. That clears things up. Better get on the hunt for some new RAM :]

Cheers again.

 

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@Big B

My new BL2KIT12864AA804 - 2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM , DDR2 PC2-6400 from Crucial.com say 2.2v - my mobo was running it at 1.7 so I set it manually to 2.2 and seem to have noticed a bit more system stability (although this might just be my imagination) was I right to do so do you recon? [/ot]

 

If you want something cheap, hunt around for SuperTalent DDR2.

 

If RAM doesn't have the proper voltage its chips require, yes, you can run into some instability.