I am trying to rehabilitate an elderly PC for an elderly lady who retains most of her marbles, but is house-bound. Digs email, photos, etc.
An issue arises, about PC3200 vs PC2700 memory.
Her computer has two 184pin DIMM slots, ond one actual DIMM, labelled PC3200U-30331-C1 (DDR, 400, CL3). It runs (XP, I'm afraid) like a comatose snail.
A label on the back of her computer identifies it as a Packard Bell iMedia 3034. Numbers on the motherboard suggest it is a Gigabyte D33006.
Many people claim to offer compatible memory for this model: eg Crucial
http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/imedia-3034/CT408426, offering 184-pin 1GB modules: DDR PC2700 • CL=2.5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR333 • 2.5V • 128Meg x 64 . I'm contemplating, worriedly, putting in 2 such 1GB PC2700 DIMMs. Is this unsafe or inadvisable?
Googling (eg.
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=339089leads me to think that the PC2700 DIMM's will be a bit slower (333 vs 400), but safe, and worthwhile.
Any advice would be much appreciated. (Further topics: SSDs, how to inveigle old ladies onto windows 10, etc)