[pchelpers] Re: just RAMbling


On Sun, 26 May 2002 19:52:01 +1200 "Nigel" <npl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> My old gigabyte motherboard and K6-200 (first version) always worked 
> fine
> (and is still working fine as far as I know - I sold it a couple of 
> years
> ago.) with a mix of SIMMs and one dimm.  It's got 4x 8 megs SIMMs and 
> 1x 32
> megs pc66 dimm.  Some motherboards must be better at memory 
> management than others!
> 
> Nigel

As I understand, when a motherboard allows a mix of Simms and Dimms, they
all run at the slowest speed, which of course, is the Simms (60-70
nanoseconds) instead of the 7-9 nanoseconds of the Dimms (SDRAM). Seem
like  a waste of good Dimms to me. I usually yank the Simms and beef up
the SDRAM to the max, or at least to 128 or 256mb, or like I say, to the
max that the motherboard allows. If you want speed, don't shackle it's
legs.

Just a thought from a usually quiet pea brain.

CU,
Don Bieber
2338 Carlisle Road, York, PA USA 17404-4058, Phone- 717-764-1628,  FAX-
775-256-6319

PS  A little boy got lost at the pool and found himself in the women's
locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with
ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in
amazement and asked,"What's the matter,haven't you ever seen a little boy
before?"

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