SDRAM Upgrade

[C.G.F.]

Hi there !
Currently I am thinking ybout upgrading the RAM memory installed on my
motherboard (Biostar M6TBA V1.1). I've got three slots for SD-RAM
modules but the manual tells me that either I can reach 192 MB (by 3 x
64) or 384 MB (by 3 x 128 MB). Does this mean that anything in between
these values is not recommended or could I anyway have good working
256 MB by e.g. 2 x 64 MB + 128 MB ?
Thank you !!!

Chris

 

[daytripper]

Hi there !
Currently I am thinking ybout upgrading the RAM memory installed on my
motherboard (Biostar M6TBA V1.1). I've got three slots for SD-RAM
modules but the manual tells me that either I can reach 192 MB (by 3 x
64) or 384 MB (by 3 x 128 MB). Does this mean that anything in between
these values is not recommended or could I anyway have good working
256 MB by e.g. 2 x 64 MB + 128 MB ?

It merely provides the maximum memory configurations based on particular dimm
densities. Any combination of *qualified* 128MB and/or 64MB dimms should
work...

/daytripper

 

[Tony Hill]

Hi there !
Currently I am thinking ybout upgrading the RAM memory installed on my
motherboard (Biostar M6TBA V1.1). I've got three slots for SD-RAM
modules but the manual tells me that either I can reach 192 MB (by 3 x
64) or 384 MB (by 3 x 128 MB). Does this mean that anything in between
these values is not recommended or could I anyway have good working
256 MB by e.g. 2 x 64 MB + 128 MB ?

You should have no trouble using any combination of supported 64 or
128MB modules, they're only listing a couple of the combinations you
could use.

Just a word of warning though, chances are that your motherboard will
only support certain older 128MB modules. Older boards like this one
likely will not support any modules made using 128Mbit or larger
memory chips. The first batch of 128MB modules would have been made
using 64Mbit chips (16 chips on a module), while newer ones would be
made using 128Mbit chips (8 chips on the module) or even 256Mbit
chips, neither of which are likely to work on your system. Even some
64MB modules might not work for the same reason.

The REAL easy solution to this problem is to go to:

www.crucial.com

Plug in your motherboard model and it will spit out the memory modules
that are guaranteed to work on your board. A quick search shows that
they carry some 128MB modules for $47 a piece or 64MB modules for $32.
Maybe not the cheapest you'll find, but you know that they will work
and they come with a lifetime warranty.