[plug] Fast page RAM and EDO RAM

[Russell Kennedy]

One way is to install the RAM on a PNP Pentium MB and read the configuration
info as it boots - it detects EDO RAM.

Russell Kennedy

-----Original Message-----
From: Tamara Thompson <THOMPSON at gate.sunquest.com>
To: plug at linux.org.au <plug at linux.org.au>
Date: Saturday, 3 April 1999 6:58
Subject: Re: [plug] Fast page RAM and EDO RAM


>I don 't know, but I'd search Tom's hardware page, that's where I go for
RAM info.  All those little numbers on the chip indicate Manufacturer,
amount of RAM, Quality (letter grade) and nanoseconds..  As far as the
difference btw EDO or not, hmmm...
>
>http://www.tomshardware.com/guides/ram/index.html
>Somewhere on that site I found a spreadsheet of chip markings and their
meanings...can't find it just now, but I've got hardcopy at home.  I'll
check on it.
>
>
>Tamara
>
>>>> "Bret Busby" <bret at clearsol.iinet.net.au> 04/01 7:14 PM >>>
>
>Can someone tell me how to tell the difference (by looking at it), between
>72 pin fast page RAM and 72 pin EDO RAM?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Bret Busby
>bret at clearsol.iinet.net.au
>Fax/phone:    +61 8 9399 3820
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