Another Ram Question

[Shannon]

Well, I got hold of 4 mega-old/crap computers for $80 not long back and we're nicking parts here and there to get one of them up and running. The question I have is, is it possible to put 2 different types of ram in the one system. Like, one stick of SD-RAM and one stick off DDR?

 

[rjensen11]

Not really, computers are designed for one type. And why would you want two different types?
Older computers also don't handle RAM as good as newer computers. For instance, when I put a 256MB stick in my 200mhz computer, it only saw it as a 92 or 64MB. How old is mega-old/crap? 386? 486? 120/133mhz, 200/233mhz, PI, PII, early Celeron?(which is a PII without a frontside bus)...?

 

[Solid Fro]

No, you can't use two different types. There are motherboards that have both a DIMM slot and a SIMM slot, but you can only use one type at a time.

 

[Flerbizky]

Originally posted by rjensen11
Celeron?(which is a PII without a frontside bus)...?

Without a Frontside bus ? You do mean with slightly less cache onboard right

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by Flerbizky
Without a Frontside bus ? You do mean with slightly less cache onboard right

I forget what I read, maybe it only had L1 Cache or something. I'm too lax to find any document on it.

Don't fret over it, it's not that important, we all know Celeron is a pathetic processor anyway, kinda like AMD's Duron....

 

[Solid Fro]

Yeah, Celerons were retarded Pentium II processors. Celerons had their L2 Cache disabled. Fortunately for Quake players, Quake III didn't really rely on L2 Cache. So, Celerons were a cheap way of playing Quake.

Are current Celerons based on the P3 design or P4?

 

[Flerbizky]

The current Celerons are based on the P4 design...

 

[Shannon]

Ah, I see....well, there goes that idea.

It's a 486.