Optiplex 330 picky about memory, or is it just me?
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From: me on 4 Feb 2010 14:13 "William R. Walsh" <wm_walsh(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Got any loaner PCs? (I Is this memory problem just with the Optiplex 330? Doe all the Optiplexes have such problem?
From: Christopher Muto on 4 Feb 2010 15:58 Ben Myers wrote: > On 2/3/2010 8:14 PM, Christopher Muto wrote: >> Ben Myers wrote: >>> >>> Went to do a memory upgrade of an Optiplex 330 yesterday. I took along >>> three tested matched pairs of PC2-5300 memory, the type the spec calls >>> for. The memory in the computer originally is the same speed. The >>> computer rejected all three sets of memory, halting the system with >>> the message that the computer does not support memory at that speed. >>> >>> Picky? ... Ben Myers >> >> yes, it is picky about memory. i recall getting two identical optiplex >> 330 machine when the first came out and wanted to take the memory from >> one to install in the other and it refused to accept it. identical >> memory from the same dell shipment. each module worked individually in >> either slot but refuse to work when both installed in the system at the >> same time. dell offered to replace the motherboard. i have heard similar >> stories over the years regarding the 330 and dell offering to replace >> the motherboard. seems like there is something they are not telling us. >> i would suggest a firmware update to see if it helps as well as trying >> each module separately in each of the slots and if it still does not >> work then call dell for a replacement motherboard - any of these should >> still be covered under the default three year warranty. > > Thanks for the reply, Christopher. I thought that I remembered seeing > something about this. > > The client has been living with a 1GB system, and they will continue to > do so, but it is noticeably sluggish compared to the other 3 systems, > all of which have 2GB. All running XP. Next time I do a service call, > I'll update the BIOS and see what happens. Even with Dell service under > warranty, I doubt if they would like the disruption in their retail > operation. I usually come in to do the work late, just before closing, > when the store is not busy. Except for emergencies, of course, when I > grab my fireman's hat, slide down the pole into my pants and boots, grab > my trusty USB flash stick, and roar on over there... Ben Myers the slowness may also be attributed to some of the miserably slow processors that were available with this model. they all look the same on the outside but perform wildly different because of the processor... i am sure you know what i mean. regards,
From: Ben Myers on 4 Feb 2010 20:26 On 2/4/2010 2:13 PM, me(a)privacy.net wrote: > "William R. Walsh"<wm_walsh(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Got any loaner PCs? (I > > Is this memory problem just with the Optiplex 330? > > Doe all the Optiplexes have such problem? Selected models of Optiplexes have selective problems with memory. Some are very much vanilla and use vanilla memory. As a rule, Optiplexes are well-designed, but like any rule, there are exceptions... Ben Myers
From: William R. Walsh on 5 Feb 2010 11:08 Hi! > Doe all the Optiplexes have such problem? I do not believe so. All of the OptiPlex GX520 and 620 (basically the same thing, only the 520 has no PCI Express x16 "video" slot) are highly reliable. I have not noticed any problem with memory in these systems, and I've upgraded probably around 25-30 of them. I have deployed a large quantity of OptiPlex 740s in SFF and tower configurations. These too appear to be highly reliable and work well with varying brands of memory. William
From: me on 5 Feb 2010 13:23
"William R. Walsh" <wm_walsh(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >I have deployed a large quantity of OptiPlex 740s in SFF and tower >configurations. These too appear to be highly reliable and work well >with varying brands of memory. OK...reason I ask is I'm going to buy an Optiplex 780 here at university |