That's right Simon, you should be able to clock down and you should be able to mix your sdram sticks (100 with 133) http://www.pcguide.com/art/sdram.htm see "The Bottom Line"
In reality I've encountered problems mixing sdram modules, particularly with differing manufacturers. Matching manufacturers seems to be important. I've also encountered problems with putting faster modules in slower boards - specifically PC100 sdram in 66mhz mobo's. Sorry :-( Or, Some of your ram may be faulty, or ill-seated. Make sure they are in adjacent slots. Try one stick at a time (at either end of the row). There is so much mystification about sdram it pisses me off. That said more recent boards and modules seem to comply with my first statement above. Quoting Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > My flatmate has an old PII machine and, since I've upgraded, I was > hoping to let him have my hand-me-down RAM. The machine is based > around the Intel AL440LX mobo which can only deal with 66MHz SDRAM. > The SIMMs are PC100 (x2) and PC133 (x1). > > I always thought you could clock down but we just stuck it in and the > machine wouldn't even get to POST beep stage. Is there some > fundamental different between 66MHz and PC100/133 RAM that means I > can't donate my spare RAM to him? > > -- > Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > www.rumble.net > > Democracy is the worst form of Government except all those > other forms that have been tried from time to time. > > - Winston Churchill > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Graeme Robinson Graenet consulting http://www.graenet.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
