Can I use DDR400 as an upgrade to my DDR333?

rzr247 · 10-22-2008, 03:50 AM

I already asked the technician before I bought the 1gb Hynix DDR400 if it will work in my computer then he told me that the memory itself will downgrade to DDR333 to match the speed. Okay, I already put the memory in the slot and at first the computer run smoothly but after 30 minutes when I tried to watch a movie it suddenly stop (hanged) and then my computer got restarted. I ignore it at first but it restarted again.
I was wondering how will I fix this problem? Is really DDR400 will work in my computer? Please help me,.

rane

greg.dent · 10-22-2008, 06:38 AM

DDR 400 will work ok. It will just run at DDR 333 speeds.

There could be a problem with the RAM though, which is causing the crash. Do you get any error info in the event logs?

Try running a memtest on the RAM as that will tell you if there's anything wrong with it. I recommend memtest86 - it's a free download, and you need to make a boot CD with it.

rzr247 · 10-22-2008, 07:03 AM

it's already okay and stable i just update my bios and my memory is working. thanks anyways for the quick response.

10-22-2008, 03:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
rzr247 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Media Center Edition 2005	Can I use DDR400 as an upgrade to my DDR333? I already asked the technician before I bought the 1gb Hynix DDR400 if it will work in my computer then he told me that the memory itself will downgrade to DDR333 to match the speed. Okay, I already put the memory in the slot and at first the computer run smoothly but after 30 minutes when I tried to watch a movie it suddenly stop (hanged) and then my computer got restarted. I ignore it at first but it restarted again. I was wondering how will I fix this problem? Is really DDR400 will work in my computer? Please help me,. rane

10-22-2008, 06:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
greg.dent Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP	Re: Can I use DDR400 as an upgrade to my DDR333? DDR 400 will work ok. It will just run at DDR 333 speeds. There could be a problem with the RAM though, which is causing the crash. Do you get any error info in the event logs? Try running a memtest on the RAM as that will tell you if there's anything wrong with it. I recommend memtest86 - it's a free download, and you need to make a boot CD with it.

10-22-2008, 07:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
rzr247 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Media Center Edition 2005	Re: Can I use DDR400 as an upgrade to my DDR333? it's already okay and stable i just update my bios and my memory is working. thanks anyways for the quick response.