Motherboard Help

[DarkClown12]

I have this pc emachine eTower® 366i2 with these specs

Microsoft® Windows® 98
Intel® Celeron™ 366MHz (w/128KB Cache) PPGA CPU
64MB SyncDRAM (up to 256 MB)
2 USB Ports (1 is on Front)
1 Serial / 1 Parallel / 3 Expansion Slot
Audio In & Out / Game Port on Front
Internet Ready
Microsoft Works
ATI Rage Pro Turbo 2X AGP with 4MB SGRAM
Crystal CS4280 3D PCI Audio
40x Max. CD-ROM Drive
24x10x40 CDRW Burner
160GB HDD (Seagate)
3.5" 1.44MB FDD
Eithernet Card
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
Stereo Speakers

I want to find out the board name but it is not listed on AIDA so how can i find it? Also i want to get a 256mb chipset of memory pc 100 to put in it what is the best price and cheapest?

thanx
DarkClown12

[tesco]

maybe on the emachines website it might tell you the motherboard in the system but it is most likely a special made one for emachines systems. in your manual it will say which is teh most amount of ram it can support.

i recomend you buy 256mb pc133 as usually pc133 is cheaper than pc100, it was when i bought it for my old computer.

[firefox]

open the case and see if there is any writing on the board. Look for part numbers or model numbers. Use google.com to search for the best price on memory.

[DarkClown12]

I have looked on the board but cant find corresponding numbers that match and the emachine webpage doesnt have the name of the board, also i tried some pc133 256mb memory but it didnt reconize it

[tesco]

Originally posted by DarkClown12@4 March 2004 - 17:01
I have looked on the board but cant find corresponding numbers that match and the emachine webpage doesnt have the name of the board, also i tried some pc133 256mb memory but it didnt reconize it

how many memory slots does the board have? i think if it has two you will need to buy two 128mb sticks rather than 1 256mb stick.

[DarkClown12]

it does only have two slots for memory

[tesco]

just found this on eMachines website:

Q: What motherboards are used in the eTower® systems?

A:
eTower 366i, 400i
Florida-C Micro ATX (ATX V1.2 form factor) motherboard, TriGem Korea Intel Socket-370 (370pin PPGA Socket) for Intel Celeron CPUs Intel 440LX core and ITE8673 Super I/O controller A ATI Rage IIc built-in AGP graphics accelerator with 4MB SDRAM Crystal CS4280 built-in Sound Blaster Pro, MPC-3, MPU-401 compatible Audio Enhanced Stereo full duplex operation

Find the webpage here.

[DarkClown12]

Do i have to use 2x128mb or can i jus use 1x256mb?

[tesco]

Originally posted by DarkClown12@4 March 2004 - 17:22
Do i have to use 2x128mb or can i jus use 1x256mb?

on old computers usually can only have half the maximum amount of ram in each slot. it happened to me on my old computer. i also couldnt use a 128 and a 256 because my maximum was\is 256mb.

my new computer takes like 3gb or something

[DarkClown12]

So get two sticks of 128mb, will this work?
GENERIC PC-100 128MB 16X64/MODULE 168-PIN DIMM (VIA ONLY)
https://www.prismblue.com/shopping/product_...ils.php?id=2013