Hi, I want to upgrade the RAM on my system and wanted to know what type of ram i need and does it have to be Non ECC

Thanks,
Seywar

Installed Ram: 256mb DDR PC2700


DAL SCAN RESULTS:
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OS Information:
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Service Pack 3.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


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Description x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1
Manufacturer AuthenticAMD
Name AMD Sempron(tm) 2400+


Memory (RAM):
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Bank Label Bank0/1
Capacity 268435456

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~256 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 255MB

Disk Drives:
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Media Type Fixed hard disk media
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Name Send To OneNote 2007
Port Name Send To Microsoft OneNote Port:
Default False
Driver Name Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver

Name Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Port Name XPSPort:
Default True
Driver Name Microsoft XPS Document Writer


Motherboard:
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Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product MS-7061
Serial Number
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BIOS:
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Name Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Release Date 20040728000000.000000+000
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Keyboard:
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Pointing Device:
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Sound Card:
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Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
Description Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM)
Device ID PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_70611462&REV_60\3&61A AA01&0&8D


Video Card:
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Adapter Compatibility ATI Technologies Inc.
Adapter RAM
Description RADEON 9250
Installed Display Drivers
Driver Version 6.14.10.6614
Driver Date 05/03/2006 16:50:42
Video Mode Description

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Adapter RAM
Description RADEON 9250 - Secondary
Installed Display Drivers
Driver Version 6.14.10.6614
Driver Date 05/03/2006 16:50:42
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DirectX Installation:
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Name CNXT V9x PCI Modem

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Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
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Description Direct Parallel
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Expansion Slots:
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A year ago when I still owned a desktop I had the same question in mind, if I should get ECC or Non-ECC and what's the difference between the two. I asked around and also searched around for information regarding it. Here's what a former frequent member of D-A-L told me:

"ECC stands for Error Correction Code. Its used in expensive professional setups usually and is slows the RAM down because of the extra work needed. Its a chip added to your RAM module with a code used to correct data errors and is recorded at the end of each sector."

So from what I could gather then, using ECC rams are pretty much redundant. I also remember reading on websites that ECC rams are more commonly used in Servers, because servers DO make use of the extra chip.

I've checked your motherboard, and apparently the most it can support is 2GB of ram. You're only using 256 and a single slot so you can definitely install another one onto it.

However, your computer only supports the older DDR1 rams, which are harder to find these days and could be quite costly. That aside, all you have to do now is to find out the frequency of your ram.

You can do that by using the link in my signature. The Memory Experts link, crucial.com.