I recently ordered 256 Mb pc2100 ddr sdram (ecc) I went to put it in the machine that I got it for and it doesn't work and I just recently realized that dell machines take non ecc mamory. My question is, is there a way to get this to work like maybe a bois update or something or am I just going to have to get some more ram? The machine is a Dell Dimension 2350.
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alc6379 120 Cookie... That's it Team Colleague
...You're just going to have to get more RAM. I've never seen any machine's motherboard, including Dells, be able to accept ECC memory by using a BIOS upgrade. Your best bet would be just to return the memory, if possible, and exchange it for non-ECC memory. Or, sell the ECC and buy non-ECC.
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