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From: mfjames@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu  (James A. Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: Can I mix memory speeds
Date: 3 Jul 1996 22:44:40 GMT
Organization: Educational Computing Network
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In <4re1ii$14f5@newsgate.sps.mot.com>, Chris Pettinato <chrisp@austintx.net> writes:
>Steve-
>
>	I'm certainly not an expert, but my manufacturer, along with RAM 
>distributers, have said this was a big NO-NO!  In addition, (it's my 
>understanding that) the EDO RAM includes extensive logic on-chip which 
>must be supported by your motherboard.
>
>	 Parity RAM will get along ~ok~ with non-parity, but speeds and type 
>(D, SD, EDO) along with pin configuration must be matched.  A quick tip 
>on parity/non-parity:
>						Non-parity will be listed as ex(4x32)
>						Parity will be listed as (4x36)
>
>Anyone feel free to correct me!
>
>Chris
I'm running 32MB of FPM parity memory and 32MB of EDO nonparity memory
on my Intel Zappa motherboard (Triton chipset) without any problems.

I did match them on speed, though...

James A. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Psychology
Western Illinois University
mfjames@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu