I currently have an A7M266 with two sticks of 256MB of PC2100. This
board only has 2 DIMM slots so in adding additional memory sticks can
I replace one of the 256MB sticks with a 512 MB stick and not cause
a conflict? Or will I have to replace both sticks of 256MB?

Second question - If I can add only the one 512MB stick, do I have to
place the sticks in any certain order -ie the 512MB stick in slot 1
and the 256MB stick or some other specific configuration?

William Brooks wrote:
> I currently have an A7M266 with two sticks of 256MB of PC2100. This
> board only has 2 DIMM slots so in adding additional memory sticks can
> I replace one of the 256MB sticks with a 512 MB stick and not cause
> a conflict? Or will I have to replace both sticks of 256MB?

The DIMMs can be of different size and brand, yes.


> Second question - If I can add only the one 512MB stick, do I have to
> place the sticks in any certain order -ie the 512MB stick in slot 1
> and the 256MB stick or some other specific configuration?

No particular order is needed.

Okay, thx Egil ... that's what I thought but just checking before I
place the order.


On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:08:11 +0100, "Egil Solberg" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>William Brooks wrote:
>> I currently have an A7M266 with two sticks of 256MB of PC2100. This
>> board only has 2 DIMM slots so in adding additional memory sticks can
>> I replace one of the 256MB sticks with a 512 MB stick and not cause
>> a conflict? Or will I have to replace both sticks of 256MB?
>
>The DIMMs can be of different size and brand, yes.
>
>
>> Second question - If I can add only the one 512MB stick, do I have to
>> place the sticks in any certain order -ie the 512MB stick in slot 1
>> and the 256MB stick or some other specific configuration?
>
>No particular order is needed.
>

"William Brooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Okay, thx Egil ... that's what I thought but just checking before I
> place the order.
>
>
> On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:08:11 +0100, "Egil Solberg" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>William Brooks wrote:
>>> I currently have an A7M266 with two sticks of 256MB of PC2100. This
>>> board only has 2 DIMM slots so in adding additional memory sticks can
>>> I replace one of the 256MB sticks with a 512 MB stick and not cause
>>> a conflict? Or will I have to replace both sticks of 256MB?
>>
>>The DIMMs can be of different size and brand, yes.
>>
>>
>>> Second question - If I can add only the one 512MB stick, do I have to
>>> place the sticks in any certain order -ie the 512MB stick in slot 1
>>> and the 256MB stick or some other specific configuration?
>>
>>No particular order is needed.
>>
>
Just make sure that you get the correct speed of RAM. You don't want to get
a module that's a lower speed than the ones that you have in your computer
right now. (Higher is okay though.) Otherwise, there should not be a
problem in doing this.