1GB Upgrade for a Dell Dimension 2400 Series System (DDR PC3200, NON-ECC, )

Discount Price: $35.51

Features:

• 184-pin DIMM
• DDR400
• DDR PC3200 Unbuffered, NON-ECC, DDR400, 2.6V, 128Meg x 64
• The only brand of memory upgrade available directly from a DRAM manufacturer, tested to meet the most stringent industry specifications
• Install it yourself in about 15 minutes. The same top-quality memory that the worlds largest computer manufacturers install in the systems they sell

Customer Reviews:

Does not work [Posted on 2005-09-07]
The item sold to me for a Dell Dimension 2400 series does not fit the memory slots that came with equipmente. So I lost the money invested in the chip.

Much needed upgrade [Posted on 2006-01-29]
Made my bare bones Dell PC run with the big dogs. Should have done this sooner!

Definately the best buy for RAM in 2007-2008. But: a. buy from Crucial, b. check your PC number, c. dust first and press firmly. [Posted on 2007-11-26]
Here are my agreements for those who rate this product highly and my replies for those who do not:

This is my second Crucial chip for a Dell upgrade. Works just as perfectly as the first, which was for a second-hand laptop. Yes, nowadays you do need 1G RAM to reduce:
--slow boot-ups and shut-downs
--annoying hangups
--windows that appear and disappear very slowly
--that 'groping with a flashlight' cartoon appearing when you open 'My Computer.'

(And 1.5G doesn't hurt either.) After surfing the internet, this is as good a price as any. Plus, I am no expert, but I take Crucial at its word that it is a major prime manufacturer. I may be mistaken but to me, this implies that a Dell brand upgrade may cost twice as much but be exactly the same chip, and if not, almost certainly no better. Whereas your other bargain brand upgrade, rather questionable and no cheaper.

Just watch these little hurdles:

1. Buy through Amazon but directly from Crucial, not those other fellows. Sometimes the other fellows get top listing for 'lowest price.' But, they charge shipping. At the time of writing this, Crucial sends free by Fedex. (Click the 'used and new' link to compare current shipping rates.) This means: the other fellows are not cheaper, and if anything goes wrong, you will receive a refund, but you lose the shipping cost both ways.

2. Currently there are 2 versions of this chip for the Dell 2400:

--(DDR PC2700, NON-ECC)

--(DDR PC3200, NON-ECC)

So, check your PC number (whatever that means) before ordering. (I did not check mine, but either it doesn't matter or I got lucky.)

3. Dust first and press firmly.

First, after opening my Dell, I saw an alarming amount of dust clinging to everything. Most notably, a bunch of small round holes that were intended to ventilate something. Dusting regularly from now on. Also for current purposes: put that little pointy tip on your vaccuum and give a good suck to that slot where this chip goes.

Secondly, it needs to go the right way. Make sure the notch that is 'not quite in the middle' is in the same location as the nib in the slot. (Probably also the new chip will have the label facing the same way as any old chips.) And then it needs to go all the way--so that yes, those side clips must engage. At first this did not seem able to happen with me. I thought maybe to leave the chip halfway in but then as a last resort, read the Crucial instructions. "May require 20-30 pounds pressure." So, with someone else holding the box, I pressed harder. As the chip goes in, the holding clips engage, all in one action. Done.

You know it's really working when:

a. You restart the computer and with XP it says, 'The memory has changed, press f1 to continue.'

b. Start . . . All Programs . . . Accessories . . . System Tools . . . System Information. The RAM is listed as 'Total Physical Memory.'

(But I can't find PC2700 nor PC3200 mentioned. Sorry I still don't know what that means. Better to call Dell or your neighborhood geek before ordering.)

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