Re: Ultra 10 and memory

From: 8-Bit Classics (nospam_at_8bitclassics.com)
Date: 03/28/05

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    Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:22:23 -0600

    Thanks for the reply. Now does anybody know the cheapest place to buy
    EDO memory? eBay has some, but I figured I should be able to find it
    cheaper. Anybody have any spare they want to off load cheap?

    On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:47:30 +0200, "Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@gmx.de>
    wrote:

    >8-Bit Classics wrote:
    >
    >> I picked up a Ultra 10 this weekend for $20. Thought everything was
    >> in it, but didn't have memory installed. Read it needed EDO PC-66, I
    >> have some 100's, but not positive it is EDO, it is from the Intel PII
    >> era which I believe was EDO memory, but might be standard SDRAM. Will
    >> this cause a problem?
    >
    >Yes. First, PCxxx is a term _not_ used with EDO. If it's labeled PC66, PC100
    >or whatever it is SDRAM. Only the first few PII computers used EDO because
    >they used the i440FX chipset which derived from the PPro. All later PIIs
    >used SDRAM...
    >
    >EDO-RAM is differentiated like FPM memory before: by its timing. EDO usually
    >is 60ns in PC world which is what Ultra5/10 <400MHz use. 400MHz and up use
    >50ns EDO. The problem also is that EDO DIMMs were made in different voltages
    >(3V, 3.3V and 5V) which can be differentiated by its coding holes on the
    >contact side. If I remember right the U10 uses 3.3V EDO..
    >
    >Don't worry, Ultra10s _don't_ need special memory. But You definitely need
    >EDO DIMMs, SDRAM won't work...
    >
    >Benjamin
    >
    >

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