Re: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory
SIMM or DIMM? SIMM=no DIMM=yes - Original Message - From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LinuxNewbie (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 3:21 PM Subject: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory > I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I trust you > folks better... > > Can I mix memory, for example, can I mix a 128 PC100 8ns and a 32 PC100 8ns? > Or is it best not to do this? >
Re: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory
On Sat, 18 Nov 2000 02:21, Mark Johnson wrote: > I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I trust > you folks better... Thank you :-) I'm glad to see that *someone* trusts us! > Can I mix memory, for example, can I mix a 128 PC100 8ns and a 32 PC100 > 8ns? Or is it best not to do this? If the RAM is of the same type, then you should have no problems. By "type" I mean technology (e.g. EDO, SDRAM, RDRAM), access time (in ns) and clock speed (in MHz). In your example there should be no problem, since they are of the same clock speed and are both PC100. The capacities of the cards do not matter. However, there is a very slight chance that the RAM are incompatible if they are of different brands. I don't think this is really worth worrying about, though. It is possible to mix 133MHz and 100MHz SDRAM, or only use 100MHz SDRAM, on a 133MHz bus. This should only be done if the RAM is of good quality. My father's Pentium III 600 (133MHz bus) has 2 lots of 100MHz (i.e. PC100) 64M SDRAM. Good quality PC100 SDRAM should be able to be overclocked to PC133 without any trouble. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "One World, One Web, One Programme." - Microsoft Promotional Ad. "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer." - Adolf Hitler
Re: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory
patrick wrote: > Shawn Daniel wrote: > > > Yes! Size doesn't matter...it is the bus speed to watch. > > ok, whatever u say shawn :) > > > -Original Message- > > From: Mark Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 7:22 AM > > To: LinuxNewbie (E-mail) > > Subject: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory > > > > I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I trust you > > folks better... > > > > Can I mix memory, for example, can I mix a 128 PC100 8ns and a 32 PC100 8ns? > > Or is it best not to do this? > > sometimes u can. try it. u will have to set your bios for your slowst > memory. > > by by > and dont worry about the topic this is a place where we sometimes > talk about everything > >:)
Re: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory
On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Mark Johnson wrote: > I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I trust you > folks better... > > Can I mix memory, for example, can I mix a 128 PC100 8ns and a 32 PC100 8ns? > Or is it best not to do this? > > > It depends on the board I can have 66MHz and 100MHz(PC100) DIMMs together on my board, but the amount doesnt matter its the bus speed you will ahve to check on for your board. Chad -- Registered Linux User #195191 Registered Linux Box #86749
Re: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory
On Friday 17 November 2000 09:21 am, Mark Johnson wrote: > I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I > trust you folks better... > > Can I mix memory, for example, can I mix a 128 PC100 8ns and a 32 > PC100 8ns? Or is it best not to do this? Ram compatibility, stability, and performance is most affected by the motherboard. So the sticks you mention might work great on one motherboard, and fail miserably on another. Many quality motherboards provide increased voltage to to the ram to stabilize and increase it's performance. Asus and Soyo's are good examples, rather than the default 3.3v IO, they provide 3.5 to 3.7 volts. I use one 128mb 8ns (pc100) and one 128mb 7ns (pc133) at 135mhz cas2 timings on a Soyo 6ba+III at 3.55v IO. Both sticks will also run together at 155mhz cas3 with -0- errors. Altho the ram quality is very good (Mosel Vitelic / Micron), the Soyo is the main reason this ram can reliably achieve 155mz (I don't have a faster bus speed to try it at ;) BTW, pc100 and pc133 are consumer labels, and rather meaningless. Ram is what it'll do with -0- errors. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
RE: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory
Yes! Size doesn't matter...it is the bus speed to watch. -Original Message- From: Mark Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 7:22 AM To: LinuxNewbie (E-mail) Subject: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I trust you folks better... Can I mix memory, for example, can I mix a 128 PC100 8ns and a 32 PC100 8ns? Or is it best not to do this?
[newbie] [OT] mixing memory
I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I trust you folks better... Can I mix memory, for example, can I mix a 128 PC100 8ns and a 32 PC100 8ns? Or is it best not to do this?
