Mixing Ram

[norm]

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On my soyo p4rc400 can I put one 512mb pc3200 400mz chip with a 512mb
pc2700 333mz? Results??

Thanks,
Norm

 

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On 16 Mar 2005 15:12:14 -0800, "Norm" <kq6td@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On my soyo p4rc400 can I put one 512mb pc3200 400mz chip with a 512mb
>pc2700 333mz? Results??
>
>Thanks,
>Norm
Specifically I can't answer, but in general you can do this but the
machine will slow down to the 333mhz speed, the speed of the slowest
chip.

 

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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:16:23 +0000, f/fgeorge wrote:

> On 16 Mar 2005 15:12:14 -0800, "Norm" <kq6td@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On my soyo p4rc400 can I put one 512mb pc3200 400mz chip with a 512mb
>>pc2700 333mz? Results??
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Norm
> Specifically I can't answer, but in general you can do this but the
> machine will slow down to the 333mhz speed, the speed of the slowest
> chip.

Yup. You won't be able to clock faster than the slowest DIMM. Best to get
another of what you have.

 

[norm]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.soyo (More info?)

Sorry it's a Soyo P4RC350, but that shouldn't make a diff to the
question. When I put both in, the computer won't start. The screen is
a rolling series of white vertical dashes on a black screen. Is one
slot priority over the other and I should put the slower in one as
opposed to the other??

Norm

hachiroku wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:16:23 +0000, f/fgeorge wrote:
>
> > On 16 Mar 2005 15:12:14 -0800, "Norm" <kq6td@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>On my soyo p4rc400 can I put one 512mb pc3200 400mz chip with a
512mb
> >>pc2700 333mz? Results??
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Norm
> > Specifically I can't answer, but in general you can do this but the
> > machine will slow down to the 333mhz speed, the speed of the
slowest
> > chip.
>
> Yup. You won't be able to clock faster than the slowest DIMM. Best to
get
> another of what you have.

 

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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.soyo (More info?)

Norm wrote:
> Sorry it's a Soyo P4RC350, but that shouldn't make a diff to the
> question. When I put both in, the computer won't start. The screen is
> a rolling series of white vertical dashes on a black screen. Is one
> slot priority over the other and I should put the slower in one as
> opposed to the other??
>
> Norm
>
> hachiroku wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:16:23 +0000, f/fgeorge wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On 16 Mar 2005 15:12:14 -0800, "Norm" <kq6td@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On my soyo p4rc400 can I put one 512mb pc3200 400mz chip with a
>
> 512mb
>
>>>>pc2700 333mz? Results??
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Norm
>>>
>>>Specifically I can't answer, but in general you can do this but the
>>>machine will slow down to the 333mhz speed, the speed of the
>
> slowest
>
>>>chip.
>>
>>Yup. You won't be able to clock faster than the slowest DIMM. Best to
>
> get
>
>>another of what you have.
>
>
Put the slowest dimm in Slot 1.