hi there, im new to the board but have come across it due to the help everyone gives out
usually i dont usually have a problem working things out but if anyone could give me a bit more insight on this particular matter id be grateful
i have a K7S5A socket A athlon 2000+ motherboard/processor and currently have one 256mb ddr ram installed
the motherboard manual says it supports ddr up to 266mhz, ive also read varios places on here that it only accepts PC133 and unbuffered, non-ECC
now this is where i need help, i bought a 512 ddr ram off ebay because of it being a good price but now im not sure if its compatible or it is faulty, i will contact the bloke who sold it me either way but i dont really want to look a fool by buying something thats incompatible, usually i have sdram but since my comp was upgraded so did the ram
anyway the ram i bought is a samsung pc1600r-20220-z, 512mb ddr pc1600 200mhz CL2.0 ECC
now as ive only just realised that my motherboard does not accept non EEC but can anyone tell me is this case shut or is there way around it and can somebody give me some info on what EEC is, and is there no way to get this ram working on my comp? and also what the CL2.0 means? actually, can someone tell me it all so i dont be stupid ever again!!!
cheers for the help!!
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