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From: Ramon Gandia <nsrfg@nome.net>
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: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 10:14:54 -0700
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Jeremy Rosenberger wrote:

> This is true *if* your motherboard supports it.  My motherboard, for
> instance, will support EDO RAM in one bank and non-EDO RAM in the
> other.  However, if you have a motherboard that doesn't support EDO RAM
> at all, then EDO won't work, period.
> Not true.

You can use EDO RAM in a non-EDO motherboard and it works.  What
doesn't work is the EDO mode.  In other words, an EDO RAM module
in an EDO motherboard gives you EDO performance, which is about
5% better.

An EDO module in a non-EDO motherboard gives you plain memory
operation.

A non-EDO module in an EDO motherboard gives you plain memory
operation.

It is best to buy EDO.

Ramon.