[ChancesR]

I have been made aware credit card magnetic strips destroy each other when placed on top of the other in a persons wallet. From ppls experience and my own.
Small detail:
but I do not want to destroy my two (256) Memory Modules
I received with my Dell.
I purchased one 512 MB and installed it. Tech states slots must contain two by two same size. Therefore I must have another 512 before I can install the 2 smaller modules.
Question is could the 256 be stored in the 512 pkg. on top of each other and if yes will tissue, or saran wrap be sufficient to layer between the two with out any damage??

[cwwozniak]

Magnet stripes on a credit card and hardware memory modules are two totally different technologies.

What kind of packaging was used for the 512 RAM?

Saran wrap or similar product would be one of the worst things you could have in contact with your memory modules. The plastic could easily store or create a static charge to damage the memory modules.

If the tech stated that you need two of the same size modules installed at a time, I am confused how you expect the computer to work with only one 512 MB module installed.

[ChancesR]

The container I want to use is the same one the 512 MB came in it is plastic of some sort. I wanted to know what to place between the two 256's basically because I am unsure what is safe.

I understand I need another 512Mb then I can use the smaller 256's it has to be two by two same size.

[cwwozniak]

If your packaging is the tray type I typically see being used for computer RAM in stores, then you should be OK with putting one memory module on top of the other with nothing between them. Then use the original clear cover to cover them and maybe use a rubber band to keep the cover in place.

[raybro]

Originally Posted by ChancesR

I have been made aware credit card magnetic strips destroy each other when placed on top of the other in a persons wallet. From ppls experience and my own.

As already explained by cwwozniak, there is absolutely no relationship between credit card magnetic strips and computer memory modules. Furthermore credit card magnetic strips are not actually magnetic themselves. Those strips are composed of a layer of iron oxide which is aligned in a way using magnetic fields when the card is programmed so specific informational codes are detected by a reader mechanism when the card is swiped through it.

Since the strips themselves are not magnetic, there is no way the strips are changed or affected by close proximity to each other (such as in a wallet). The most common way credit card strips are damaged is by having them exposed to a magnetic field accidentally. One way this can happen is the demagnetizing system used in some retail stores intended to turn off a similar magnetic strip contained inside a purchased item so when you leave the store the alarm doesn't go off. Its a shoplifting preventive measure. If your credit card is laid on the counter surface where one of these demagnetizes is located, the magnetic strip on the card will almost certainly be damaged.

Just to affirm cwwozniak advice about Saran Wrap. It definitely creates a static electrical charge and would be the worst possible thing to use wrap a memory module in.

Raybro

[ChancesR]

Appreciate the information. Thank ya!

[cwwozniak]

You're welcome.