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In <4u1lo4$3hh@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> 73773.1474@compuserve.com 
(Tom McIntire) wrote:

>>> Also, what is the consequence of having mismatched ram.  Will the
>>> machine still work?  What if my old ram is 70ns and I install a
>>> further 16MBs which has faster or slower specs?
>..............
>
>On my particular machine, if I mix 60ns and 70ns RAM, I do see a
>significant slowdown under Windows 95.  

Here's something interesting; I just added another 16Mb of RAM to my 
P75/Win95 system, which had 16Mb already installed as four 4Mb 70ns SIMMs. 

The dealer I bought the RAM from sold me EDO RAM, despite me asking for 
NON-EDO RAM. What the heck, I thought, I'll give it a try, and if it doesn't 
work, I'll rip it out and return it. Well, it seems to work fine - and I get 
a performance increase in Norton Utilities' benchamark, from 13.5 to 15.8. 
Strange.

The fact that it's EDO RAM doesn't *seem* to bother my non-Triton machine 
(it's an Octek Bison VI motherboard), but is there anything I should be wary 
of in this situation? Should I be returning the chips for non-EDO ones 
anyway?


- Anthony


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