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- From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Can I mix 70ns SIMMS with 80ns SIMMS
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.173416.25858@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 17:34:16 GMT
- References: <veit.712407248@du9ds3>
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- In article <veit.712407248@du9ds3> veit@du9ds3.uni-duisburg.de writes:
- >
- >Conclusion: look into your motherboard's manual. If it accepts a configuration
- >with 4 Megabyte SIMMs/SIPs (not 4 x 1MByte in a bank, but 16 MByte in a bank),
- >then you are safe to use 3-chip sets. Otherwise use 9-chip sets.
-
- Sounds great, but I'm a disproof by counterexample. My motherboard
- will not accept 4MB SIMMs, but I've one bank of 9-chip (80 ns) and one
- bank of 3-chip (70ns) 1MB SIMMs.
-
- I think my system violates every guideline there is regarding memory,
- but it handles OS/2 2.0 with no problems.
-
- My motherboard is a Supercom 80386/25 (no cache) board, for anyone who
- cares.
-
- Mind you, I'd still recommend that people stick with 9-chip SIMMs for
- their own systems. Just because I'm incredibly lucky doesn't mean
- that everyone else is.
-
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