[Pc_Support] Re: ATT: Bryan Smith - Ram compatibility with i440BX in ToshibaSatellite 4090XCDT

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 23:36 -0500, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> The "main problem" is that most 256MB modules in the i8xx series have IC
> that are _not_ 4-bit, but 8-bit wide.  No i8xx chipset supported 4-bit
> wide ICs -- leading to a "no man's land" of conflicting 256MB DIMMs.  In
> a nutshell, the more "commodity" i8xx 256MB was far more commonplace
> than the "registered" i440BX 256MB DIMM, hence why they are hard to
> find.
> Especially for notebook SO-DIMMs.

And even if you did find one, if your on-board 64MB is not a
"registered" DIMM configuration (which I safely assume is not), then you
wouldn't be able to use it anyway.

I think your quest is an impossible one.


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