Re: What's the most unexpected hobby or interest you have outside of coding? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by pritaeas Probably the most unexpected (for a die-hard old-fashioned technical programmer) would be Reiki. I feel like since I've been doing this, my master has introduced me into so many things that appear to have been missing from my life. So much is falling into place now, and I have a very different (and better) view of my life now. Re: What's the most unexpected hobby or interest you have outside of coding? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by jkon Growing up in the 80's in an environment where nerds where literally punished I developed lots of skills to sugarcoat the fact that I had a computer , I was coding and I liked math. Most of them were various martial arts. Now in my late 40's I still enjoy physical activities , but more like running or swimming when my lateral epicondylitis let me … What's the most unexpected hobby or interest you have outside of coding? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Dani … *huge* amongst techies in the Bay Area. My husband plays DDR regularly for exercise, but that has a cult following amongst… Re: What's the most unexpected hobby or interest you have outside of coding? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Reverend Jim My wife and I consume vast quantities of e-books. Mostly mysteries. But I used to be big into sci-fi. As a teen I loved the (at that time) biggies like Asimov, Heinlein (who has lost his shine the more I learn about him), Blish, Clarke, Herbert, Niven, Ellison, etc. A book I reread every few years is The Flying Sorcerers. It is both a parody/comedy… Re: What's the most unexpected hobby or interest you have outside of coding? Community Center Geeks' Lounge by toneewa A recent interest is the genome mapping of our DNA. The related pathways, vitamins, minerals, and 20 amino acids, associated with each gene. I wish they wouldn't gatekeep such great technologies for people to have a full mapping. E.g., Celiac disease, if you don't have the genes HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8, there's a 99% chance you don't have celiac. … Re: who here plays DDR!!! Community Center Geeks' Lounge by goldeagle2005 DDR? A game? And here I thought it was a type of RAM. Well d'uh. Silly me. Re: RAM Problem Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack … show as 200 in cpu-z, ddr stands for double data rate ,pc3200 ram is rate 4oo, … , and no you cant use SDRAM ., you need to use DDR-SDRAM Im, almost 100% sure my comments are correct .if… Re: DDR2 vs. DDR3 (POLL/FORUM) Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack ddr= obsolete (for most) not for me ,all my cheap p4 2.8, biostar board takes ,and the one gig i have is good for what i use the computer for .burning dvd's and Internet research Re: DDR(1) and DDR2 RAM Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack hi, the ddr1 and ddr2 must be a typo ,as on page 70 in your link it states it takes sdram. Maximum memory 2gig Memory type PC2100 (266-MHz) or PC2700 (333-MHz) DDR-SDRAM (non-ECC) and from my experience with Dells is will take nuthing faster that noted, like ddr-sdram 400. all about ram types . [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR_SDRAM[/url] DDR(1) and DDR2 RAM Hardware and Software Hardware by mah300274 … (on page 51) and shows the ram slots but says DDR / DDR2, as if it were backward compatible? I know the… Re: DDR vs SDR Hardware and Software Hardware by GiddyupGilbert …data rate. The basic reason is rather simple. While DDR-SDRAM is indeed able to provide double the peak …slightly slower than normal SDRAM. At the same time DDR-SDRAM can easily outperform single data rate SDRAM under ideal… conditions. In average, systems with DDR-SDRAM are most certainly faster than systems with normal SDRAM… Re: DDR vs SDR Hardware and Software Hardware by X-Matt …data rate. The basic reason is rather simple. While DDR-SDRAM is indeed able to provide double the peak …slightly slower than normal SDRAM. At the same time DDR-SDRAM can easily outperform single data rate SDRAM under ideal… conditions. In average, systems with DDR-SDRAM are most certainly faster than systems with normal SDRAM… DDR Ram query Hardware and Software Hardware by oxon01235 … PC running stupidly slow at times. Its currently 128mb ddr ram, and i'm looking to upgrade it. Its…Can i get away with sticking in a 256 ddr ram in my spare slot next to my current …128mb ddr ram, or do i have to balance it …out by only using another 128mb ddr ram or use 2x 256mb ddr ram. Can i get away with… DDR RAM Compatibility Hardware and Software Hardware by singularity Hi, I have an Asus P4S533X motherboard, which has two DDR slots and two SDRAM slots. My original setup was one…different slot and getting the same result, I took the DDR out and put the old SDRAM chips, which had worked… 895PE Neo2-P motherboard along with a 256MB PC3200 Centon DDR. Guess what -- the new combination of motherboard and RAM produced… Re: DDR installation problem, advise needed Hardware and Software Hardware by mayb I am using DDR RAM at DDR slot not SD slot. Have done the jumper setting to enable DDR use. I did not run 2 difference RAM simultaneously. my question is why my DDR still not work. It run until desktop then stop with a blank screen. Why? Re: DDR RAM Compatibility Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack Asus P4S533X board ram spect . is the 512 meg chip on of these types SDRAM and DDRAM COMBO P4S533-MX has two DDR sockets and two SDR sockets that support up to 2GB non-ECC PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 or PC133/PC100 SDRAM DIMMs. Sounds like a Ram compatibility problem to me . DDR installation problem, advise needed Hardware and Software Hardware by mayb my mainboard Matsonic P4M266A come with 2 DDR + 2 SD. Currently I'm using 1 x 128mb SDRAM …with good working conditions. I buy a new Kingston 256MB DDR 184pins 333 , and take out 128MB SDRAM. It runs but… a blank screen. Then I change another stick Kingston 256MB DDR 184pins [B]266[/B]. Encountered the same problem. So I… Re: DDR installation problem, advise needed Hardware and Software Hardware by ediehm Check your BIOS settings, you'r SDRAM slots are probably enabled, but you're DDR aren't... Too bad SD and DDR aren't compatable. :P DDR Ram compatibility with videocard that uses DDR SDRAM Hardware and Software Hardware by perfectguy02 Yo guys, quick question... i know my system ram uses DDR DIMM modules......I was wondering if i buy a video card that uses DDR SDRAM memory itself (aka a GeForce 6600), will it work in my computer. Everything else the card requires i have, aka (AGP 8x slot, Extra memory, etc..) Anything helps. -thanks Re: ddr ram into sd system Hardware and Software Hardware by alc6379 …black]Chip type[/color][/font][/color][/i][/b] [color=black]DDR CL2 SDRAM[/color] [color=black]what's that mean? Does…can't use it. But, to elaborate a little further, DDR [b]is[/b] SDRAM. But, the SDRAM you're …technically be called Single Data Rate SDRAM. Double Data Rate (DDR) is essentially twice as fast as "regular" SDRAM… Re: DDR installation problem, advise needed Hardware and Software Hardware by ediehm Hah, I didn't mean put the DDR RAM in the SD slot. Sorry for the misunderstanding... Double check your jumpers and BIOS settings... you're absolutely positive this is a RAM issue? DDR vs SDR Hardware and Software Hardware by GiddyupGilbert I get the feeling DDR is newer and faster. I have a KM2M motherboard that will take 2 sticks of either DDR or SDR; cannot use both at same time. I currently have the 2 slots of SDR filled with 256 and I'm planning on upping that to at least 2 sticks of 512. Any input here greatly appreciated. Thanks, Giddyup Re: ddr ram into sd system Hardware and Software Hardware by tommi sd ram has a different pin out, the slot is in a different place so it won't work. if it has ddr in the name, it's ddr even though it says sdram. it can be confusing tommi Re: ddr ram into sd system Hardware and Software Hardware by The Dude [QUOTE=alc6379]Nope. DDR RAM is not backwards compatible with SDRAM.[/QUOTE]What if you change the input unit [b]IN YOUR COMPUTER[/b] to accomadate 200 pins instead of 144?? (Take one from an DDR TOWER and put it in yours) I dont see any reason why it wouldnt work then....... Just thinking out loud here :) ddr ram into sd system Hardware and Software Hardware by Slade Uh, I'm make a big mistake lol. I've ordered 512mb of DDR Ram when my system only takes SDRAM. the RAM I have atm is 144-pin whereas the RAM i've ordered is 200pin. The question I'm asking is, will this RAM run at all in my system? Thanks in advance, Slade Re: ddr ram into sd system Hardware and Software Hardware by alc6379 Nope. DDR RAM is not backwards compatible with SDRAM. Re: ddr ram into sd system Hardware and Software Hardware by Slade …=black]Chip type[/color][/font][/color][/i][/b] [color=black]DDR CL2 SDRAM[/color] [color=black]what's that mean? Does… ddr or sdr video card Hardware and Software Hardware by fren …. I am confused what video card I should use, with ddr or sdr specs. What do you think about this? Is… Re: ddr or sdr video card Hardware and Software Hardware by Coconut Monkey Enhance what exactly fren? Is there a particular application in mind? Also, the type of RAM used on the card has no connection with the type of RAM used on your motherboard. Either type (SDR/DDR) will work fine. DDR Ram, or... Hardware and Software Hardware by GiddyupGilbert … W21407[/B] on the sticker below it. It looks like DDR RAM to me, but I don't know for sure…