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- Subject: Re: Can I mix 70ns SIMMS with 80ns SIMMS
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.180052.62@forsyth.wsnc.org>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 18:00:52 EST
- References: <19088@fritz.filenet.com>
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- In article <19088@fritz.filenet.com>, darnold@felix.filenet.com (Dave Arnold) writes:
- > I am upgrading to OS/2 2.0, and so I need 8 megabytes of RAM.
- >
- > My Northgate elagance currently has 4MB of 80 nanosecond RAM (I determined
- > this by looking at the chips which have a -8 suffix). I am having trouble
- > finding 80 nanosecond chips. Can I safely mix 80ns chips with 70ns chips
- > for use with OS/2? I was told that OS/2 is very sesitive to memory.
- >
- > My System: Northgate Elegance 386DX/20.
- >
- > Thank you.
- >
- > --------
- > Dave Arnold - KD6IFY
- > Internet: darnold@filenet.com UUCP: uunet!felix!darnold
- > --- The opinions expressed above are only mine, not FileNet's
- --
-
- It is my understanding that you could mix the speed simms modules, but you
- wouldn't gain anything. In other words, your machine would still run at only
- 80 ns. As far as OS/2, I can't say....no experience.
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