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Re: RAM Limitations with Pentium II Processors??
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David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Fri, 8 May 1998 11:39:09 -0800
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On  8 May 98 at 1:57, John Chin wrote:

> I concur, and would further remark that CHIPSET support also
> defines the capacity to cache more than 64MB of RAM. I do not
> believe the VX and TX chipsets from Intel will permit the caching
> of more than 64MB of RAM.

  Correct.

> As for the LX and BX chipsets of the P-II, I do not know.

  These chipsets are for use with PPro and/or PII, CPUs which have
their L2 on board.  There is an analogous limitation, but it's built
into the CPU and not the chipset in these cases.

David G

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