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John <faclach@mediaone.net> wrote in message
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> Why is it not desirable to have more than one dimm of PC133?

Basically with unbuffered dimms, the load is effectively
the number of ram chips per data line. As the number
increases, due to the number of dimms, you start to
have a problem with being able to run it at 133Mhz.

I didnt mean to imply that 2 isnt viable, just that its better to have
a single 128MB dimm in that system than 2*64MB dimms, just because
that gives more future, being able to add another 128MB dimm later etc.

> I am running 2 (256mb) ????

Thats fine. Some systems cant run 3 PC133 dimms at 133MHz reliably tho.


> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Barry Ward <baz@powerup.com.au> wrote

> > > I recently put together an AOPEN AX3S based system where
> > > I bought all the parts from a dealer in Brisbane. I also bought
> > > from him  a stick of 128 Meg of Pc133 (Kingmax) memory.
> >
> > > The memory stick would not work - so I bought a cheaper
> > > 64 meg stick from another dealer and this worked fine.
> >
> > > Took the 128 meg stick back to the original dealer and got it
> > > replaced with 2x64 meg sticks ---  BUT these will not work either.
> > > No matter whether I use them singly or in any combination
> > > ---only the 64 meg stick from the second dealer will work.
> >
> > > Now, am I missing something here -is it possible
> > > that 3 sticks from this dealer can be bad??
> >
> > More like not bad, just not doing PC133
> > properly if you are running them at 133MHz.
> >
> > Just force the original dealer to give your money back.
> > He legally has to do that when they clearly wont work
> > in that motherboard which obviously isnt defective when
> > the 64MB dimm from the other supplier works fine.
> >
> > Its not as desirable to have more than one dimm with PC133,
> > so you'd be better with a 128MB dimm that works than a pair
> > of 64MB dimms if you can find one that works in that motherboard.
> >
> >
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