[Pc_Support] Memory DIMMs--PC66/PC100/PC133

[Wise Linux User]

On Sunday 29 May 2005 03:33 pm, Mike Webb wrote:
> I've got a hardware question I hope someone can either help me with or
> point me to an appropriate link.
>
> I'm just beginning to accumulate some DIMMs of the PC66/PC100/PC133 type.
> Naturally, I don't know which is which in some cases. I figure that I can
> probably figure them out by plugging them into a motherboard, but I don't
> want to destroy anything either (I've already had a bad afternoon this
> month where I killed two computers). What I want to know is what happens
> if you plug a DIMM of that type into a motherboard that it's not designed
> for.
>
> Presuming that the DIMM in question is not compatible with other speeds,
>
> 1) What happens if you plug a PC66 DIMM into a PC100 or PC133 motherboard?
>
> 2) What happens if you plug a PC100 DIMM into a PC66 motherboard?
>
> 3) Same as #2, but the mobo is PC133?
>
> 4) What happens if you plug a PC133 DIMM into a PC66 or PC100 mobo?
>
> And while I'm talking about deceased hardware, who has a Pentium II
> motherboard (one that will accept a PII/450 chip) they would be willing
> to donate to a project that will help out someone who can't afford a
> computer? (BTW, if it makes a difference, I'll be wanting to put it into
> a Dell Dimension case.) Feel free to email me offlist on that, just put
> something like "Weeble" or "Motherboard" in the subject line so I don't
> nuke your message as spam (I do all my nuking manually, so you don't have
> to worry about going awry of a spam nuker).
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
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> nicknames a kid named Webb gets. I never even knew of the Hasbro product
> until after I started using "Weeble". Take note, any Hasbro attorneys.
> _______________________________________________

Write me, I have 60-some mainboards...
and, read the -6 or -8 or -12 on the chips... it is the nano second response 
time.  for 133, 100, 66 mhz memory chips.    There are also Extended Data Out 
(EDO) memory,  and Parity types.  Just because one doesn't seem to work on a 
test mainboard, doesn't mean it is defective!  
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