PC2100 memory and PC2700 slots?

[Tomas Carnecky]

Will this work together? I need a new mainboard and I have a lot (4 x
1GB ECC) of PC2100 memory. Will it work in the new mainboard (ASUS
PCH-DL) which "Supports PC2700 DDR Memory (Unbuffered DIMM and DIMM,
non-ECC and ECC)"?

thanks
tom

 

[kony]

Will this work together? I need a new mainboard and I have a lot (4 x
1GB ECC) of PC2100 memory. Will it work in the new mainboard (ASUS
PCH-DL) which "Supports PC2700 DDR Memory (Unbuffered DIMM and DIMM,
non-ECC and ECC)"?

thanks
tom

PC2700 would be the upper limit, still allowing lower speed
modules at their correct operational speed.

If the board supports EEC memory then the PC2100 should work
providing it's only ran at PC2100 speed. You'll have to
determine if the CPU you want to use has compatible FSB
speed such that DDR266 memory bus can be used with it on the
particular motherboard. Not being familiar with that board
I can't answer that.


Whether or not you can use ALL of the modules and maintain
stability is another matter, you'd have to try it to see.

 

[Tomas Carnecky]

PC2700 would be the upper limit, still allowing lower speed
modules at their correct operational speed.

If the board supports EEC memory then the PC2100 should work
providing it's only ran at PC2100 speed. You'll have to
determine if the CPU you want to use has compatible FSB
speed such that DDR266 memory bus can be used with it on the
particular motherboard. Not being familiar with that board
I can't answer that.


Whether or not you can use ALL of the modules and maintain
stability is another matter, you'd have to try it to see.

I've found a pdf describing the mainboard somewhere on the asus
homepage.. and there was written that the board supports PC2100 (with
FSB 522/800) and PC2700 (with FSB 800)... so I think it should work..
all four ram sticks are exactly the same.

tom