🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:09:19 GMT, Francois LeBlanc <istvan43@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hello,
>I have a very similar problem: I have a Pentium 200MMX on a 5I-VX1C (not
>sure of the company) motherboard running on i430 VX chipset. The VX can
>support 128 Megs of SDRAM (only Cached). My mobo has 4 SIMM slots and 1 DIMM
>but if I put in a DIMM,I can't use any SIMMs. I have 2 16 Mb SIMMs and I
>want to put in more RAM : 64 or 128 MB on a DIMM because the SIMMs are just
>too expensive. I've already bought a 256 Mb PC133 stick before I knew the
>mobo couldn't even support it all ( I can return it though) and the
>motherboard is only seeing 64 Megs of it.

Actually your board can only cache 64MB unless you're mistaken about the
chipset.

>
>First of all is this safe? I've run memtest86 and Prime95 and it seems
>stable but I'm not sure where the problem is nor if this could damage my
>mobo.
>
>Second, was there a type of SDRAM before PC66 SDRAM. My mobo manual says it
>supports SDRAM but I don't know if PC66 is what it means. And I've heard
>that you can usually put in PC133 or PC100 anywhere a PC66 can go, at least
>in theory.
>
>I'm gonna try next a 64 Meg PC133 DIMM to see if it stills divides by 4 or
>uses it all; if it gives me only 16 Mb, I'll probably end up sticking with
>the 256 Mb DIMM because it would be cheaper than buying SIMMs (and I can
>even sell the used ones)

Chances are the largest Dimm your board will take is 64MB.  Older boards
also have problems with the higher density ram that is common now.  I think
there's a reasonable chance that the 64MB Dimm will work but I'd still buy
from somewhare I could return it just in case:) Also go to www.crucial.com
and see what their memory configurator has to say.

-- 
Ray