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Memory Module Identification
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Posted by: Mr.Sandman
I am looking, unsuccessfully, for a site that offers table lookup of memory modules, from the numbers printed on the chips. What I want to do is this: I have an older computer that I am restoring and handing down to a kid. The mb manual tells me I can have both DIMMs and SIMMs installed at the same time, with the exception that I leave SIMM slots 1&2 open. That leaves 3 & 4 slots available.
I have a small bucket of old memory modules, from past upgrades, but they are not labelled, i.e. 32 MB @ 3.3volts, etc., so I have a problem, as the mb is set for the DIMMs at 3.3 volts.
I am also aware that adding slower 60 ns modules is supposed to slow down the faster 10 ns DIMMs, but I reasoned that the machine, operating on Win98, with a 233 MHz MMX Intel CPU, and a 3dfx Voodoo 3 vid card, would benefit from more memory, even if it slowed it all down to 60 ns. It currently has 160 MB's of DIMM memory @ 10 ns. I think the older SIMMs are each 32 MBs. That would make a total of 224 MB's system memory, albeit @ 60 ns.
What do you think about the trade-off in speed for the gain in total memory!
I have found in my bucket some possible candidates, but need to find a lookup guide to discover the voltage and size of the module.
If you could help me, I would appreciate that very much!
Posted by: taco_fox
The numbers that you see on the chips can usually be translated at the manufacturer's website such as Hynix or Winbond. If it doesn't have a name on the chips, then it's going to be quite a bit harder
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