If we take this one step further and run 66mhz ram at 100mhz, are there any
benefits, or is this
just asking for problems?

Brian Fink

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Shaughnessy <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] 66 Mhz Memory in 100 Mhz Mobo???


>You aren't likely to damage the chips, but they may not work.  Do to
>variances in quality, some of the 66 MHZ SDRAM works on a 100 MHZ front
side
>bus.  If you start to get unexpected errors or random lockups after
>installing that will indicate the RAM can't keep up.  As a side note.  Many
>of the "Super7" motherboards for AMD K6-2 chips enable you to run the
>processor at 100 MHZ, and the memory at 66MHZ, so if your looking to
upgrade
>in this way, you won't have to upgrade your memory also.
>
>Dan Shaughnessy
>
>
>
>>Is it possible/safe to put 66 Mhz SDRAM chips in a 100 Mhz bus Mobo??
>>
>>I know it probably isn't the best configuration, but can it be done
>>safely???
>>
>
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