QUESTION: How many wait states?

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From: Mark Chen
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 19:19

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Hey net dudes,

Here's a simple question:

486-33 MHz, how many wait states should be used (for 70 ns memory)?
How about for 60 ns, 80 ns, etc.?

(AMI BIOS 1990)
Main memory read wait states: ???
Main memory write wait states: ???
Cache memory: 0 wait states, right? (for 20 ns SRAM)

What is the effect is you choose too low a value?
How much does it slow you down if you select too high a value?

Thanks in advance,
- Mark

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