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Title: Is there a difference between server memory and pc memory?
Post by: gonzo90017 on March 27, 2007, 12:27:34 pm

Will memory pulled from a server work on a pc? It's PC100 just like my pc.

Title: Re: Is there a difference between server memory and pc memory?
Post by: SavannahLion on March 27, 2007, 12:36:34 pm

In theory, it should work fine. In practice, it depends.

Try it and find out.

If the server was a high reliability design, you might have to contend with registered RAM and/or ECC. I'm reasonably certain you can't mix and match. It's one of those things I know there's a perfectly good reason why, I just can't remember off hand.

Then you get into latency issues. Google around for a bit if you encounter latency mismatching.

Title: Re: Is there a difference between server memory and pc memory?
Post by: gonzo90017 on March 27, 2007, 01:02:00 pm

Well I went ahead and ordered them http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=001&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=110106869779&rd=1&rd=1
They are 10 sticks 128mb each.