Why doesn't this work?

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I recently built my first computer, but had a problem with my ram (as posted in another thread) i solved this by using ram from my (now) old computer, however i compared the boards, and found no reason y my new ram shouldn't have worked:

````````````````````````old board`````````````````````````````````
Manufacturer Specifications - Elite Group (ECS) L7VMM
* Chipset: VIA ProSavageDDR KM266
* Max Unbuffered DDR SDRAM: 2048MB
* Error Detection Support: Non-ECC only
* Supported DRAM Types: DDR SDRAM only
* Module Types Supported: Unbuffered only
* Max Component Density: 512Mb
* 184-pin DIMM Banking: 2 (2 banks of 1)
* Graphics Support: AGP 4X
``````````````````````/old board```````````````````````````````````

``````````````````````new board``````````````````````````````````
Manufacturer Specifications - ASRock 775i65G
# Chipset: Intel 865G
# Max Unbuffered DDR SDRAM: 2048MB
# Error Detection Support: Non-ECC only
# Supported DRAM Types: DDR SDRAM only
# Module Types Supported: Unbuffered only
# Max Component Density: 1024
# 184-pin DIMM Banking: 2 (2 banks of 1)
# Graphics Support: AGP 8X
`````````````````````/new board``````````````````````````````````
There seems to be no reason why my new ram should not work in my new computer? am i missing something?
 
It`s quite possible the ram was incompatible with the mobo. Some mobo`s are far more tolerant of different brands of ram than others.

Regards Howard :)
 
Yepper - you basically are comparing boards that accept similar ram BUT you aren't comparing the ram.

Lay out the specs for the ram like that with the latency numbers, etc.

:)
 
sorry i dont know much about ram, all i really know is the old 1 is pc2700, cl 2.5 (thats out from memory so may not be exactly right)
and the new one is pc3200 cl 3
but my board can take up to ddr400, which am i right in thinking is pc3200
 
Yes, ddr400 is pc3200. Most mobo manuals or mobo manufacturers websites will have info on what brands/speeds/sizes of ram are recommended for any particular mobo. As I said earlier, some mobo`s are very picky when it comes to which ram they will work with, while other seem to be very forgiving.

Regards Howard :)
 
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