Emachine T1100 memory problem

[dreck]

My sister brought me her desktop and wanted me to reformat it. After reformating the hdd I desided to upgrade the memory from 128 to 384.
The stick of 256 memory I got doesnt seem to work with her pc. I was wondering if this model emachine has something different than regular PC133 SDR DIMM?
And if it does, what do I need to buy?

The computer is a 1ghz machine so I think its well worth upgrading.
Any ideas would be great, thanks!

 

[sllewe]

I think it is the RAM

from what it looks like, your RAM stick might be bad? Is there any way to test it inot another machine?

Sean

 

[dreck]

Yes, I have tested the memory in another computer, amd 1800+

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Those PCs need 168-pin PC133 SDRAM but with CL=2 (same as most older Dells).
CL=2.5 or CL=3 won't work.

 

[dreck]

Those PCs need 168-pin PC133 SDRAM but with CL=2 (same as most older Dells).
CL=2.5 or CL=3 won't work.

Thanks for the reply.
Now how can I find memory that is CL=2?

 

[RealBlackStuff]

try www.crucial.com, their 3-step program gets you there in no time

 

[dreck]

try www.crucial.com, their 3-step program gets you there in no time

Thanks I got my memory from crucial and it worked like a charm.