How do i differentiate bbetween ddr1 ram and ddr2 ram?

Im running A dell dimention 4700 and i want to upgrade my ram but i have no idea whatsoever what is my ram is it ddr1 or ddr2 Please Help Me

Answers:
Here is a copy of the technical specs for the Dimension 4700 in regards to what the motherboard supports:

Memory

Type
400-MHz (PC2-3200) and 533-MHz (PC2-4300) DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM non-ECC

Memory connectors
four

Memory capacities
128-, 256-, 512-, or 1-GB non-ECC

Minimum memory
128 MB

NOTE: Up to 128 MB of system memory may be allocated to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors.

Maximum memory
4 GB

NOTE: See "Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations" to verify the amount of memory available to the operating system.

Based on this information, you can use either PC2-3200 or PC2-4300 series DDR2 memory upto a total of 4gigs.
I googled the system to get specs..

based on what I see, it uses pc3200 ddr 1 ram

hope that helps
Go to www.crucial.com and follow the instructions, it will help to explain the difference as well as give you an easy to use resouce to pick the best upgrade.

I hope this helps.
first off your computer will not take ddr2 memory. it's for newer dual core boards. You need at minimum of ddr pc3200 memory for your computer
Without opening your PC, you can find out w/ CPUZ. Download and install from here:
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
I'd check on Dell's website in the specs for your computer.

I'll save you the time and tell you it's DDR2 RAM in there

Link to Dell in sources.

Hope this helps


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