Q: ProMOS RAM?? Anyone heard of it?
Hi there.
Does anyone know anything about RAM made by ProMOS Technologies? I've been searching and reading, but after many hours, have only found the company info and some possible association with Crucial - I still can't find any real reviews as to whether their memory is any good - well except by the company themselves and some PeeCee dudes griping about problems with overclocking it in the higher speeds. The reason I ask is that I bought a 1 GB stick on eBay (1GB RAM MEMORY Apple G4 iMac Powerbook iBook PC2700) for an Aluminum G4 1.67Ghz PB from a Seller there who swore that +"all memory is name brand, tested, and high quality. It is guaranteed to meet Apple specifications for the following Mac computers..."+. I just received the module, expecting Hynix, Micron, or such, and instead saw ProMOS (V826765G24SBFW-C0) written across the stick instead - and not one I would consider "name brand".
I put it in the Aluminum PB and it seems to have accepted it okay - but that doesn't necessarily mean the memory is any good in the long run. I'm running Memtest on it now and it seems to doing fine (well except for one initial reference to an error which I'm assuming is for the bottom bank, which wasn't working when I got the machine - the tests run so far after that have received an "ok" remark). But once again, just because Memtest passes it, it doesn't mean that in the long run... I don't really understand how to evaluate the Spec sheets on these things - I just stick to finding the correct speeds and proper bank ratios - and then stick to the names I know to be good, lol. I was hoping that maybe someone here could help me make a decision as to whether to keep the module I received, or go and yell at the Seller about it and make him send me either a name brand I really do recognize or get my money back.
Thanks a lot for any assistance you can give me.
Karbon
P.S. The second link below makes a reference to ProMOS cutting corners by not using Jedec technology and that rang a bell in me about Jedec having some importance with regards to memory in Apple computers - or maybe not?
eBay Auction Link:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380311417015&ssPageName=ADME:B :EOIBSA:US:1123
ProMOS uses low-cost TSOP packaging for DDR2 Memory Modules:
http://www.legitreviews.com/news/1255/
ProMOS Technologies Website:
http://www.promos.com.tw/website/html/english/company.htm
Message was edited by: Karbon
Does anyone know anything about RAM made by ProMOS Technologies? I've been searching and reading, but after many hours, have only found the company info and some possible association with Crucial - I still can't find any real reviews as to whether their memory is any good - well except by the company themselves and some PeeCee dudes griping about problems with overclocking it in the higher speeds. The reason I ask is that I bought a 1 GB stick on eBay (1GB RAM MEMORY Apple G4 iMac Powerbook iBook PC2700) for an Aluminum G4 1.67Ghz PB from a Seller there who swore that +"all memory is name brand, tested, and high quality. It is guaranteed to meet Apple specifications for the following Mac computers..."+. I just received the module, expecting Hynix, Micron, or such, and instead saw ProMOS (V826765G24SBFW-C0) written across the stick instead - and not one I would consider "name brand".
I put it in the Aluminum PB and it seems to have accepted it okay - but that doesn't necessarily mean the memory is any good in the long run. I'm running Memtest on it now and it seems to doing fine (well except for one initial reference to an error which I'm assuming is for the bottom bank, which wasn't working when I got the machine - the tests run so far after that have received an "ok" remark). But once again, just because Memtest passes it, it doesn't mean that in the long run... I don't really understand how to evaluate the Spec sheets on these things - I just stick to finding the correct speeds and proper bank ratios - and then stick to the names I know to be good, lol. I was hoping that maybe someone here could help me make a decision as to whether to keep the module I received, or go and yell at the Seller about it and make him send me either a name brand I really do recognize or get my money back.
Thanks a lot for any assistance you can give me.
Karbon
P.S. The second link below makes a reference to ProMOS cutting corners by not using Jedec technology and that rang a bell in me about Jedec having some importance with regards to memory in Apple computers - or maybe not?
eBay Auction Link:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380311417015&ssPageName=ADME:B :EOIBSA:US:1123
ProMOS uses low-cost TSOP packaging for DDR2 Memory Modules:
http://www.legitreviews.com/news/1255/
ProMOS Technologies Website:
http://www.promos.com.tw/website/html/english/company.htm
Message was edited by: Karbon
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Posted on Feb 24, 2011 12:40 AM