[pchelpers] Re: just RAMbling

Whoops, that should have been "common problem", not "common probably" :)

Regards,

Bevan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bevan Edwards" <bevan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 6:10 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: just RAMbling


>
> Hi,
>
> This was a common probably of machines around that time.  Often there was
a
> setting on the motherboard (a jumper) to indicate which memory slots were
in
> use (often either the SIMMS or first SDRAM slot could be used, but not
> both).
>
> Most of the motherboards I encountered either had SIMMS or SDRAM, not
both.
> I would also recommend that it's not worth the trouble trying to get both
to
> work on a machine that old.
>
> Also, be aware that many of those older Pentiums (not the Pentium II/III
> etc) didn't cache more than the first 64MB of RAM, so access speed on the
> 65MB to 128MB range may be slow and noticeably so.  Again, it's a matter
of
> trial and error really :)
>
> Good luck!
>
> Regards,
>
> Bevan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J.T." <jsetcer@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 5:27 PM
> Subject: [pchelpers] just RAMbling
>
>
> >
> > just something for the computer tinkerers like me in the group to know.
> (you
> > real computer techs. knew this 5 years ago and forgot already).....
> >
> > I just added RAM to my mom's computer and had to take out the old for
the
> > new to work.  Here are the details:
> >
> > her computer is a 233 MHZ MMX.  It has 4 SIMMS slots AND two DIMM slots.
> It
> > already had 4- 8 meg SIMM boards (32768MB).  When I put in a 128 Meg
> SDRAM -
> > DIMM board it only counted up to 57 something MEG.  When I removed the 4
> > SIMM boards, but left the 128 Meg DIMM  board it counts up to 129
> something
> > Meg like it should.
> >
> > I take that to mean this mother board will not accept RAM of both
genders.
> >
> > Actually I hope no one ever needs this advice. Meaning, I hope no one
ever
> > has to use a computer this old....
> >
> > 73 & Agape,  J. Setcer N5QJ
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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