[pchelpers] Re: just RAMbling

A few years ago, I was unfortunate to mix up PC100 memory and PC133 and they
wouldn't work either. Now my ASUS board, just accepts the mix quite happily,
automatically setting itself to the PC100 setting and running both sticks as
PC100 (I have memory of 256meg .......128 PC100 + 128 PC133)
Billy
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.T." <jsetcer@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 6:27 AM
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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