| From: | Richard Friend |
| Date: | 24 Apr 2001 at 22:50:17 |
| Subject: | Re: A question regarding the BlizzardPPC... |
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Laycock <amipal@yahoo.com>
>
> Jungle.com are selling a couple of types of 64MB SIMMs - one is /fast
page/,
> the other /EDO/. The description of the latter says you need to you it in
> pairs. Is this true?
>
Ok everyone jump on me now!
I'm sure that ExtendedDataOut simms (or any other type of simm) have to be
bought in pairs! Basically they have to be at matched speeds, ie they must
both be at 60ns or whatever and preferably from the same manufacturer.
This goes back to the days when computers ie PC's were 16 bit. With the move
to 32 bit the memory chips had to be installed in matched (16 bit) pairs!
Hence the reason why older PC's come with 4 memory slots and PC's wont
recognise unmatched or odd amounts of SIMM's chips, it's an 'industry
standard'!
Also bear in mind that single or double sided chips should be matched, that
is, if it has black spidery boxes on one side only, don't fit it with one
that has boxes on both sides!
I've got my own big stick so don't beat me if I'm wrong.
Self Flagellation, running a soft cloth up your own pole?
Richy.
ICQ 18894975
http://www.aminutz.org.uk
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