I'm looking to throw together a decent system for a friend using some orphaned parts. It's main use will be running BeyondTV - and it will likely do some dvd burning, minor editing of mpg (no rencoding), internet etc, but it won't be using for gaming or anything that intensive. I'm expecting that I'll pick up a new motherboard and cpu, but I've got several flavors of ram laying around, and I'm hoping someone can offer me a bit of an education.
I've got three new, unopened 1GB (2x512) memory upgrades for an HP XW8000. It's listed as SimpleTech STH3104/1GB 512MB PC2100 ECC Registered DDR DIMM Memory - Hewlett-Packard Part A7841A.
There's a note on the site that says not to buy registered ram unless you absolutely need it. This stuff is pretty pricey. Will this memory typically work on a board that supports typical DDR266, or do I need something more specific? I guess I'm not really clear on "registered"; are they trying to save people from spending money on a trait that they don't require, or will registered ram not run in a system that doesn't require it?
More details on the ram can be found on simpletech's site, part number sth3104_1gb.
I've got other ram that I know would work, but if I could get a board with four slots and give them 2 GB of ram that's gathering dust on my shelf, so much the better.
Thanks for the help.
Barnsie
I've got three new, unopened 1GB (2x512) memory upgrades for an HP XW8000. It's listed as SimpleTech STH3104/1GB 512MB PC2100 ECC Registered DDR DIMM Memory - Hewlett-Packard Part A7841A.
There's a note on the site that says not to buy registered ram unless you absolutely need it. This stuff is pretty pricey. Will this memory typically work on a board that supports typical DDR266, or do I need something more specific? I guess I'm not really clear on "registered"; are they trying to save people from spending money on a trait that they don't require, or will registered ram not run in a system that doesn't require it?
More details on the ram can be found on simpletech's site, part number sth3104_1gb.
I've got other ram that I know would work, but if I could get a board with four slots and give them 2 GB of ram that's gathering dust on my shelf, so much the better.
Thanks for the help.
Barnsie