[rescue] PC100/133 memory size/density/etc question(s)

[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: "Curtis H. Wilbar Jr." <rescue at hawkmountain.net>
> " 
> " I'm playing around with an old Asus K7M (Athlon) motherboard (with a 
> " 750MHz Slot-A Athlon processor on it)....
> " 
> " I have various memory modules... and I've found the K7M will run modules 
> " most PC100/133 boards won't (i.e. registered ECC modules).
> " 
> " I have 128, 256, 512, and 1G registered ECC modules....
> " 
> " All work... but the 512 and 1G modules only see half of each stick... 
> " unsure if it is seeing the 1st half of each chip, or only half the chips.
> " 
> " []
> " 
> " I'm wondering if there are some different density modules that would 
> " allow me to run 3 x 512M DIMMs and see them as 3 x 512M DIMMS... vs
> " wasting half of my DIMMs to inaccessibility ?
> " 
> " Any ideas if there were 'low density' 512M PC133 DIMMs as well as 'high 
> " density' ?
>
> you mention pc100, so how about
> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/100SD512328/
> ?
>   

haven't looked at that link yet... but I'll take a look...

> now, about those backup archive tapes you were going to burn to dvd
> for me...	;^>
>   

I am so behind in my computer hobby that I look like my behind :-)

It is one of the top 5 projects to get to... but life conspires to give 
me little
recreational time...  I've done the timing belt on my my wifes VW Bettle 
TDI,
the timing belt on my Subaru Forester, my best friend's Aunt's house burned
and I'm helping him go through what is left of the house to recover what can
be recovered, I've been working extra at work lately, and my four year 
old keeps
me busy... and by the time he goes to bed, I'm 'running out of gas'.....

Wonder if it ever gets any easier :-) ?

I haven't forgotten.... I've got a bit more 'gas' tonight... so maybe I 
can see if I
can get the appropriate tape drives together... as I've got that athlon 
on the bench
and it's probably as good a system as any for doing the work.

-- Curt

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