Questions on RAM

[attyallanlatras]

My brother gave me his spare 2gig ram, the brand is transcend and it is ddr2 675 or something mhz, while my existing installed 2gig RAM is a Kingston brand and it is ddr2 800mhz...

Can I install the spare ddr2 2gig ram of my brother?

Will I not experience Blue Screen of Death?

Or worse, my pc would explode, is my fear valid....

[ghosthunter]

My brother gave me his spare 2gig ram, the brand is transcend and it is ddr2 675 or something mhz, while my existing installed 2gig RAM is a Kingston brand and it is ddr2 800mhz...

Can I install the spare ddr2 2gig ram of my brother?

Will I not experience Blue Screen of Death?

Or worse, my pc would explode, is my fear valid....

You have to check with the specifications of your motherboard on the minimum RAM speed supported.

Or just initially swap in the DDR2/667mhz memory in place of your original DDR2/800mhz. If you can operate the PC without lockup, hangs or BSOD, try plugging in the original DDR2/800mhz if you can get the system to run smoothly.

Note: the DDR2/800mhz will be operating at 667mhz. It won't affect the overall computer speed (from your perception) that much though.

[Gen. Miting]

balewala naman 4gig kung naka-windows xp ka lang. di naman nagagamit yun

[ghosthunter]

balewala naman 4gig kung naka-windows xp ka lang. di naman nagagamit yun

true... but he can still access 3 or 3.5gb of ram. That would still be better than 2gb if the "free" DDR2 can prove to be stable.

[ess]

...And if the memory does prove to be stable, he'll now have to option to upgrade to a 64bit OS where he can use all 4gb.

[ghosthunter]

...And if the memory does prove to be stable, he'll now have to option to upgrade to a 64bit OS where he can use all 4gb.

unfortunately... older 32bit softwares might have problems in a full 64bit environment