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Re: Ram Upgrade, SDRAM
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"gary r. tennesen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:54:35 -0800
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 PC66 memory is widely available from Ebay vendors.  I have quite a few
motherboards that have been upgraded to 64mb from 32mb SDRAM and they needed
the pc66 speed.

Two essential hints to using Ebay:

1) check that the vendor has high, positive feedback from buyers (30 or
more, I'd say giving 'thumbs up' to the supplier.

2) beware the memory auctions that have shipping and handling of 10 to 20
dollars.  I've come to the conclusion that many Ebay vendors make up the
fantastic price you get by hedging their bets with high shipping/handling
fees.

In the past month, I have picked up 6, 64mb pc66 SDRAMs for an avg price of
40 dollars including shipping.  The "dutch" auctions tend to yield good
prices.

--gary
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-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Herbert Graf
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 9:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Ram Upgrade, SDRAM


> I have an older motherboard with 4 simm slots and 1 dimm. I wanted to
> upgrade the ram by adding
> a 64MB sdram module to the dimm socket, but have heard that the PC100/133
> types doesn't always work
> on older motherboards.
> The motherboard manual says that it takes 64/128MB SDRAM etc but
> no comment
> on the speed or anything else.
> Anyway, I have now tried a 64MB PC133 module and the computer works quite
> happily, but
> with only 16MB being detected.
> Could anyone shed some light on the situation?

     The only universal solution to this problem that I have heard of is to
get PC66 memory, I don't know of any way to get PC100/133 memory to be
properly detected in those types of boards. Maybe somebody else here has.
TTYL

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