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Max
Memory @ 256Mb on T1110 or is it?
I
recently purchased an eMachine T1110 w/256Mb RAM and XP
pre-installed.
Upgrade
#1:
I
successfully added a second hard drive.
Upgrade
#2:
The
machine came with a single, 256Mb stick of RAM. I
attempted to add a second 256Mb stick. Upon reboot, I
got a stop error related to ACPI ((0x000000A5). I tried
swapping the sticks and got the same blue screen. I put
in only the new stick and it booted up fine. At this
point I poked around the SETUP screens and briefly
considered the BIOS updating option recommended on the
blue screen, but quickly decided not to risk it at this
point. After some discussion with others, I tried one
more experiment: in case the sticks were somehow
conflicting with each other, I purchased a second,
identical 256Mb stick from the same place. I put in the
two identical 256Mb sticks and still got the same stop
error. This is where the human machine did a "stop".
Maybe others with more experience and nerve will find a
simple solution to this, but I decided to shelve it for
now.
Addendum 12/20:
Well,
my obsessive nature paid off -[added an additional 128Mb
stick to the already existing 256Mb stick] it worked
immediately! I now have 384 Mb in my T1110 (anaheim-3).
Unfortunately, the conclusion can either be: 1) 384 is
OK but 512 is too much, or 2) The brand of memory made
the difference. Although both this and the previous
(failing) memory were nominally the same (133), there
may have been some tolerance difference that made the
previous memory fail - this would be my guess.
So it looks like the limit may indeed be 512Mb, like
other's have discovered with other eMachine models. But,
what do I know? I'm at least happier now.
eduardoopak
CPU Upgrade 667Mhz to
1.1Ghz
05.05.02
Have
eTower 667ir. Bought a new OEM Celeron 1.1GHz 1st of
April. Kept an eye on price watch and got proc. for $70
incl. shipping. Did add another cooling fan to case just
to be safe, but install went smooth & mobo recognized
new processor w/ no hitches. Been running continuously
since then with no problems!
crkennedy13
CPU Upgrade 766Celery to
Pentium III 850!
09.22.02
I
bought an emachines etower 766id. It came with a 766MHz
Celeron and two sticks of 64MBx100MHz RAM. It has the
Anaheim-3 motherboard, I believe. To the best of my
knowledge, the Celeron was running the FSB at 66 MHz. I
replaced the Celeron 766 with a Pentium III 850, which
could run the RAM up to its rated 100MHz. Dropped the
CPU in place, reconnected the power, pressed start and
watched it boot. Successful POST and it's been running
happily for several hours.
glg
FYI-
384MB RAM on Anaheim-3, etower 700
09.26.02
128+256=384. Works like a champ!
Next, 1.1GHz Celeron!
bigmo13402000
1.1Ghz Celery + 512Mb RAM
on Anaheim-3
01.23.03
Just upgraded this computer using a 1100 Celeron
coppermine and I installed two 256 pc133 memory modules
and all worked fine. Still running the on board video
and the 15 gig drive.
ray54b
Over-clocked Anaheim-3
01.23.03
I
overclocked my 766id to 865mhz but the onboard sound
card doesn't work, and if i restart, it just freezes, so
its not very stable! but it is stable at 785mhz!
truemienhboi
Powerleap PL-370/T
1400C
on the Anaheim-3
05.05.03
Just take the old CPU
out and install the Powerleap, attach the power lead and
HSF and turn it on. Couldn't be any easier. I can report
that no BIOS update is required for Rev C Mat NO.
113730.
TD25x
Overclocking the
Anaheim-3
06.27.03
To use CPU COOL to
overclock the anaheim 3 motherboard the PLL is
ICS-9248f-99
ferguson51044
KILLER Upgrades!!!
02.02.07
I had to get ready for Vista (Such a dork I am) and
from my beta testing for Compusa, Vista did not run so
hot on a P3.. So this meant I need to build a new
system, but I did not want to stray away from my beloved
etower 700/Verna case style. So, looking at the modded
eMachine cases it got me fueled up to take a stab at
it.. Well, hard work pays off and now I got new
computer, but this time the same cool design I got with
my first PC in 2k. Check it out:
As for the mild specs:
MSI PM8M3-V motherboard
Intel P4 @ 3.2Ghz
2x 1GB Centon DDR ram
2x Western Digital Raptor x hard drives
Geforce 6200 AGP
Sony 18x DVD+-/RAM burner, Samsung CD-rom
OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit and Windows 98se (Fully
hardware Compadible)
MCE 500 Hagpue all in one tv tunner
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