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In article <pgrb-1201982300260001@ygdrasil.demon.co.uk>,
pgrb@ygdrasil.demon.co.uk (pgrb) wrote:

> Can anyone definitively tell me if higher speed SIMMs will work/have any
> deleterious effect.

When computer manufacturers specify a SIMM speed, they're telling
you the slowest speed that will work.  Anything faster than that
will work just as well.  Faster SIMMs probably won't result in a
faster computer, however, since the motherboard probably won't be
ready to received the data much faster than a SIMM of the specified
speed would supply it.

> Finally, finally - does anyone know if the Centris senses SIMM speed (I
> think using presence line which have comninations of resistors on the SIMM
> to indicate it's speed to the hardware).

Not necessary -- the SIMM itself tells the motherboard when the
data it asked for is ready for collection.

Simon.
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