kalamitsiotis Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 My wife was intersted in upgrading from 512 to a Gig and so we asked the man from best buy and he gave me a PNY 512 PC3200 Memory stick. Pny part number 6432WPDXAManufacturer part number - D512MPC320PTWell I got home and opened up my comp and it had 2 256 Simm Sticks in there. Im guessing he gave me the wrong memory..Would I be correct in thinking this being that the memory he game me was 1 512 DImm?I really want to upgrade this comp but I didnt see any simms at best buy. I really dont want to spend an arm and a leg either. This stick was 50 bucks.ANy help would be appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pro1driver Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) how many "empty" ram slots do you have,......??if the 2 sticks that are in there now are all you can use, then use 1 256, and then use the 512 stick.256 x 2 = 512 MB's of ram you already have.the "other" stick, of 512 MB's will bring you up to the 1GB that you want.if you have at least one more empty space available that is. Edited October 5, 2005 by pro1driver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naraku9333 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Are you sure those are SIMM's in there? What I can find on that model says it comes with 512MB DDR. AFAIK no SIMM's are DDR compatible, plus I havent seen a SIMM in a new computer in SEVERAL years. How many ram slots does the board have and how many pins do the 256MB modules have? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Get thisrun it and it will tell everything about your computer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) Is this a laptop or desktop? Do you have the model number correct?The eMachine T6212 Desktop uses 184-pin Dimm DDR 400. It has 4 slots and will support upto 4GB of memory. eMachines Desktop / T6212184-pin DIMMSystem Type Desktop Computer Maximum Memory 4096MB Standard Memory 512MB removable Slots/Banks 4 (2 banks of 2)Important information about your systemAlthough the memory can be installed one module at a time, the best performance comes from using matched pairs of modules.DDR PC3200 • CL=3 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V • 64Meg x 64The correct PNY numbers are;512MB DDR Module PNY part# 6464WPDXA Retail part# D512MPC32CUSA Edited October 5, 2005 by TheTerrorist_75 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kalamitsiotis Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) Sorry guys fell asleep after I posted. Everyone is right to an extent. I am sure the 2 sticks in my comp right now are simms. If the correct definition of a simm is ther is only one side of the stick with memory on it. There are currenty 2 empty slots in my comp right now. And there are 2 256 sticks in. I bought 1 512 stick. Now everywhere I have looked has shown the same thing that the above poster stated, no simms in recent years and this T6212 takes DDR400 Ram. Totally confused. Totally confident on Computer Model number, checked in system specs..Edit: And yes its a desktop Edited October 5, 2005 by kalamitsiotis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kalamitsiotis Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Ran that utility the above poster suggested and it defianlty says 4 DDR Dimms. These sticks in back, maybe im just stupid, look like simms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kalamitsiotis Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 The correct PNY numbers are;512MB DDR Module PNY part# 6464WPDXA Retail part# D512MPC32CUSA<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yes correct part number, different than the one I gave. But when you select best buy from pnys website to purchase the above stated number it supersedes to the number best buy gave me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naraku9333 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Those are single sided DIMM's, SIMM's have 30(very old) or 72 pins while DIMM's have 168 or 184. Check your mother board manual to verify wher to place the modules ie: the 512 may need to be in slot one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sethook Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Check here for reference data ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kalamitsiotis Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Ok so single sided dimms they are..Didnt know they made those.Ok so my next question is will this double sided dimm work in this computer then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naraku9333 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Ok so single sided dimms they are..Didnt know they made those.Ok so my next question is will this double sided dimm work in this computer then?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Shouldn't be a problem, check the man. and pop it in the correct slot and you should be good to go. It is possible the modules dont work together(bad module), but cross that bridge IF you come to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kalamitsiotis Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Ok so single sided dimms they are..Didnt know they made those.Ok so my next question is will this double sided dimm work in this computer then?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Shouldn't be a problem, check the man. and pop it in the correct slot and you should be good to go. It is possible the modules dont work together(bad module), but cross that bridge IF you come to it.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>To be honest with you I havent even opened the new memory up yet, because I dont want to have any problems with returning it. But I will move 1 256 into slot 3 and pop this into slot 1. We will see what happens, I will let you know.l Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kalamitsiotis Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Thanks guys, worked just fine. I guess I should have just openeed it and popped it in to begin with..THanks again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chappy Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Yep, it'll work no prob, as you found out.It makes no difference if they're SIMM's or DIMM's, as long as they match pins you can even use faster RAM than your board supports, it'll just run at the slower speed is all.I have both in my box too, 1 SIMM 256, 1 DIMM 256, and one DIMM 512. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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