Re: [SLUG] Memory Question

From: Rusty (irisinc@tbi.net)
Date: Thu Nov 08 2001 - 09:11:19 EST


Paul;

I just happen to have a 64 mb PC 66 RAM chip that I'll be willing to trade for
PCI or AGP video Card(s).

Rusty

Bpreece wrote:

> Paul,
>
> Most pentium 133 machines when using dimms used
> a pc66 sdram module.
>
> The problem is only in Tampa will you find it at Thompsons or maybe
> Microstar.
> Most of the Dimms sold now a days in the stores is only pc 100 or pc 133
> sdram.
>
> Also Thompsons does still have 72 pin simms both fast page and edo.
>
> Most pentium p100 - p 333 used either pc66 or pc100
> Also a mother board that only supports pc 66 or pc 100 will not work with
> pc133.
>
> Good Luck
> Bill Preece
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul M Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
> To: "SLUG List" <slug@nks.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 9:54 PM
> Subject: [SLUG] Memory Question
>
> > Please excuse my ignorance. I haven't followed hardware much in the last
> > few years.
> >
> > My P133 machine will take 256M in 72 pin SIMMs, or up to 128 in a single
> > DIMM (168 pin SDRAM package). Here's the problem. I have the manual for
> > the motherboard, but it doesn't tell me what speeds of memory it will
> > take. Memory costing what it does right now, I'd like to remove my SIMMs
> > and replace them with a 128M DIMM. But I don't know what speed to use.
> > The motherboard supports 60ns or 70ns SIMM modules, but I can't figure
> > out what speed DIMMs it will support. Does anyone know a way to tell
> > this from the data I've given? What other data might be needed?
> >
> > Paul
> >



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