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Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 04:56:58 -0500
From: William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>
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Subject: Re: PC-133 RAM + VIA 686B -> 4 x DIMM or 3 x DIMM ?
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On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 10:43:20AM +0100, Christian Borntr?ger wrote:
> > I'm confused by conflicting rumors about VIA 686B chipset:
> >     - some people can get only 3 x DIMM working at PC-133.
> >     - others report that all 4 x DIMM are working at PC-133.
> 
> First of all: 
> This is offtopic for the ___linux kernel___ mailing list.

I tried *.abit, *.asus, *.tyan, *.linux.hardware newsgroups, but got
nowhere.  This was my last resort.

> 
> Nevertheless:
> VIA686B is the southbridge and has no memory controller.
> The VIA694X-northbridge has 6 memory banks.
> 
> if the 3rd and 4th module are single sided its ok. 
> If the 3rd module is double sided you cannot plugin a 4th module.

Thanks!

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William Park, Open Geometry Consulting, <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>.
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