noob question...FLAME ON!!!

ddrsdram is double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory

ddr runs at double the rate of sdram and is incompatible so it has a different pin number (sdram has 168 pins and ddrsdram has 184)

oh, and "It's clobberin' time!"
 
DDDDDDDDAAAAAMMMMMM!! well this sux on a major level...as i was putting my ram back in a tinny component broke off..now im runing on 256mb!! is there any way i can fix it? i would think some tricky soldering would do the trick
 
i've broken those wee chips in ram sticks before and it still works, i wouldn't worry about it... just run memtest on the stick to make sure it's stable

also.. ddr = two bits per clock
sdr = 1 bit per clock

that's... the most important difference imo
 
so it might work even if a piece (about 1/20 the size of a grain of rice) is missing?
 
(cf)Eclipse said:
i've broken those wee chips in ram sticks before and it still works, i wouldn't worry about it... just run memtest on the stick to make sure it's stable

also.. ddr = two bits per clock
sdr = 1 bit per clock

that's... the most important difference imo
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Topher said:
ddr runs at double the rate of sdram
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pretty much the same thing :p
 
I know that some motherbaards can take a good beating and still work...
Remember those damn Socket A retaining clips? How many here tried to use s screwdriver to pry it shut?

I sliped pretty good and scraped at least 3 chips off the motherboard (really tiny ones, not sure what they were for) and the compuer still fired up.

But are you saying you scraped a chip off a stick of RAM? :eek:
 
errm, you mean the little resistor/capacitors? i broke 4 of them off completely and it still works
 
(cf)Eclipse said:
errm, you mean the little resistor/capacitors? i broke 4 of them off completely and it still works
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lol, waht u ppl do with ur ram? how the hell u brake it, i can understand u can brake off a cpu part, but ram, ugh :(
 
Sounds like u broke off the SPD settings chip. So basicly the mobo can't detect the SPD settings on its own but other then that it'll work just fine even though i've NEVER broken one off myself wtf were u guys using to install them? A hammer?! :p
 
YYYYEEESSSSSS!!!! it worked!....i just plugged the "broken" mod in and it detected it....woohoo im back to 512 baby! and no money spent
 
yeah it can still operate with a few reistors gone, but if you loose a cap you're really risking damaging something as usually it's a few caps to do all the work while it's usually numerous resistors to work reduntantly
 
Unknown-One said:
I know that some motherbaards can take a good beating and still work...
Remember those damn Socket A retaining clips? How many here tried to use s screwdriver to pry it shut?

I sliped pretty good and scraped at least 3 chips off the motherboard (really tiny ones, not sure what they were for) and the compuer still fired up.

But are you saying you scraped a chip off a stick of RAM? :eek:
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You sir are much luckier than I. My first DDR board (asus a7a266, yes, thats correct Ali chipset) I was placing my hs on the socket, and, of course, my screwdriver slipped. Board would not post. My heart sank.... $110 out the window.... The chip off the chip I damaged was only identifiable with a 10x magnifier..

On the plus side, that replacement board has lasted me since purchased in August of '00.
 
(cf)Eclipse said:
mah teef! :p :D

good to hear that it's working now. can we have pictures of the damage? :D
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ill try my best, but the camera is having trouble focussing on somthing that small
 
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thats not my ram...but the object circled is about half the size on mine..thats what came off
 
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