About 15 years ago a friend of mine fried a motherboard and the new memory he bought for it. He told me he put the memory in backwards. I never understood how he managed that. The notch in the simm wasn't in the center. It could only fit one way. On 8/6/2012 23:03, Dazed_75 wrote: > If you get ddr2 memory into a ddr3 slot, you already broke it. It > will not fit due to the slot placement. > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Stephen > wrote: > > If you get ddr 2 in ddr 3 slots yes given voltage pins are in the > wrong place. But wrong timing will just be a non post. > > On Aug 6, 2012 10:13 PM, "Derek Trotter" > wrote: > > If you put the wrong memory in a motherboard, aren't you > running the risk of frying the motherboard, memory or both? > > On 8/6/2012 21:57, Stephen wrote: >> >> Get me a picture and i can probably help you identify it. >> >> On Aug 6, 2012 6:28 PM, "Steven A. DuChene" >> > > wrote: >> >> I have a mystery motherboard with what I believe is a >> Intel Nehalem server cpu. >> I think the type of memory I need is PC3-10600 DDR3 >> 1333MHz ECC memory. >> The board seems to have a A, B, and C memory channel from >> what I can see on the motherboard. >> I believe I can either put two identical DIMMs in with >> one in channel A slot 0 and the other in channel B slot 0 >> or I can I think I can put three identical DIMMs in slot >> 0 of all three channels. >> >> I have tried PC3-10600 DDR3 Non-ECC DIMMs but I did not >> get any video, >> >> Before I go out and purchase some new memory does anyone >> have any spare PC3-10600 ECC memory DIMMs they could >> bring to a PLUG meeting so I can try to see if that is >> the correct memory before I purchase new DIMMs? >> -- >> Steven DuChene >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages > to multiple recipients, always use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy) and > not To: or CC:. Remove all addresses from the message body before > sending a Forwarded message. This can prevent spy programs capturing > addresses from the recipient list and message body. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss