Memory upgrade I have been using a Pentium 4 2 Ghz computer - a ECS P4MMV2 Motherboard with a 256mb pc-2700 DDR-SDRAM (333MHz). I plan to upgrade the memory to 1 GB. Can I use a pc3200 400MHZ CL 2.5 for this motherboard? Thank you very much.

wrong parts, its not support by chipset
Memory -
One of the following
2-GB DDR Synch Dram PC3200 (400-MHz) Non ECC (2x 1GB)
Memory Speed Supported DDR Synch DRAM PC3200 (400MHz) non-ECC
Product documentation

This is the memory spec for your motherboard...

3 x DDR DIMM Sockets
Max. 3 GB unbuffered PC2100 / PC1600 non-ECC SDRAM Memory (PC3200 Max. to 2 banks only / PC2700 Max to 4 banks only)

Part of the memory spec will tell you if it is single sided (memory chips only on one side of board)
Double sided is memory chips on both sides of the board....Some systems will not work with double sided memory...

hello, here's a part of the spec from the hp website. It looks like you've got 256mb on board memory and one expansion memory slot in which you can fit a 1024mb card, giving you a max memory of 1280mb (1024+256).
Hope this helps!
nicam49

Hardware Product Name zv5410US US Product Number PR465UA#ABA Microprocessor 1.8GHz AMD™ Athlon™ 64 Processor 3000+ with PowerNow!™ Microprocessor Cache 1MB L2 Cache Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 256MB) at 333MHz Memory Max 1280MB DDR SDRAM (1 x 256MB, 1 x 1024MB) Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go Video Memory 64MB DDR (dedicated) Hard Drive 60GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive Diskette Drive External USB Floppy Drive available for customers via hpshopping.com or local retailers

Yes for the Intel Pentium 4/2.4GHz/533FSB processor. (Socket 478)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Pentium_4_microprocessors#Northwood_.28130.C2.A0nm.29

(Scroll through. What sSpec number is on top of the processor's case? {You are following Anti-Static Precautions, correct? }

Won't support better than a Prescott Core Pentium 4. (Next chart down)

The Gigabyte GA-8I ((Supports 400MHz or 533MHz FSB)

NO to the Ram Memory.
The Gigabyte GA-8I845GVM-RZ supports DDR Sdram at 333Mhz. (PC2700)
IMHO it will not support DDR Sdram at 400MHz. (PC3200)

My reasoning is this;

Ram Memory typically operates at half of the FSB frequency rate of the Processor.

Processor FSB > MAXIMUM frequency rate is 533MegaHertz for the GA-8I845GVM-RZ
Ram memory at 333MHz is doable.
Not 400MHz.

No, you won't be able to overclock, and bring the FSB of the Processor high enough for PC3200 Ram Memory.
(The rest of the motherboard wouldn't work anyway if you did. PCI Express bus, PCI bus, etc., would not match)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128238&cm_re=Gigabyte_GA-8I845GVM-RZ-_-13-128-238-_-Product

Have more questions concerning this, or comments, please post in a Comment.
Regards,
joecoolvette

Hi,

According to the maintenance manual only 266Mhz Ram can be added to the notebook.
This would be SDRAM.
Hope this helps!!

Kind regards!!!

Simply, yes you can. just open the case and put in the new boards. you can buy higher spec. memory(as long as the pins are the same number)
I.E. ddr-sdram boards will fit and as long as the speed is the same (132.8 Mhz) or higher.
I changed from 133Mhz to 333Mhz and the performance was much improved.
The PC3200 is the important bit, should be the same.
after you change the memory ,try running disc clean up in "start, all programs, accessories, disc clean up" this will also speed things up as well as de-fragmennting your drive(s)

From Asus tech: Memory 3 184-pin DIMM slots for PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM
Supports up to 2GB memory
No ECC supportThis is only compatible RAM so make sure your new chip is PC1600 or PC2100. If you mis the 2 it the faster RAM will run at the slower chip speed. Hope this helps.

The M45-S169 only has one available memory slot.
(I'm confused about your post that states "M45-S265" in the head line).

• Configured with 512MB DDR SDRAM (both memory slots may be occupied)
• 512MB(min)/2048MB (max), 256MB on-board memory with 1 available memory slot for 256MB, 512MB, or 1024MB PC2700 DDR 333MHz SDRAM 2.5V SODIMM memory modules

You can find the complete specifications here.

You'll need 184-pin ddr sdram memory
Supported speeds are 333, 266, and 200 mhz
Max memory for your motherboard is 2 gb, so the best you can get for your motherboard is:
2 x 1GB 333mhz 184-pin DDR SDRAM

The normal DDR Ram is supported..It doesn't support DDR2..