[Scgeeks] Re: RAM voltages

[Twayne]

> Twayne wrote:
>>
>> Hi nerdettes & nerdudes,
>>
>> Got a little problem with RAM specs and Crucial's a black hole
>
> Was their scanner unable to determine the motherboard?

Yup.  No luck at all; I did get the specs on the RAM though, so that 
helped.

>
> [...]
>> I need to add RAM to a Walmart "special".  It's a 'Balance Digital
>> Electronics' machine which means "Dig like hell for any information
>> on it about anything".
>
> Can you open up the case and find any model number on the motherboard
> itself?

Ain't none.  In fact, I noticed as I opened the case there isn't even a 
UL/CSA/CE/ETI or any other kind of RF or Safety marking on it either, 
lol!  What a piece of crap!

>
> If so, Crucial's website may be able to tell you about it using
> the dropdown lists to narrow it down to that particular model.
> Otherwise, search for the motherboard model number plus the word
> "manual", and you may be able to find more info on it that way.

Had the mobo part number; actually found it on a forum and even found a 
pic of the board on a Chinese site but there wasn 't any way I could 
find to translate it to English<g>.  But Crucial didn't know what it was 
in their dropdowns.  I found two possiblities, they weren't in Crucial's 
list either.
>
> [...]
>> It's "cute", actually:  the label on the front says Intel 3.0 GHz/XP
>> Home, and inside you find a 2.4GHz processor running at 2.4 GHz,
>
> If that's true, why not get your money back for the false advertising?

Well ... mostly 'cause it's 3 years old!  I see Walmart's selling some 
Dells now; I'd love to get a look in one of those to see if they cut any 
corners or if they made "special" models for Walmart.  I'm going to grab 
a model number and go look in Dell to see if it's available there. 
Maybe Walmart decided to sell some actual computers :^).  Somehow I 
doubt it though.

It's OK though; I've got it all worked out now, finally.  See my 
"Resolved" post in this thread.

Regards,

Twayne


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