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Old December 22nd 03, 11:41 PM
GeoffC
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Default A couple of upgrade questions

** System info printed below.

I am planning to upgrade my graphics card to a GF5900 which is AGP 8. My
motherboard is only AGP 4, so will this work and the AGP 8 card will step
down, or are they incompatible?

The second question concerns memory. I would like to add 512MB to the
current system and as can be seen by the output below the current memory is
PC2100 (133 MHz). Having had a very quick look, it appears that the 266mhz
is more common. Can the 266mhz chips be mixed with 133mhz. Will this
create an unstable system. If so is it actually easy to get hold of the
133mhz chips anyway

I want to run two monitors and I'm curious how these cards support that. Do
they have a standard SVGA analogue type connector as well as a DVI. If yes
can the DVI port also drive an analogue monitor, and if so does this require
a conversion cable.

Thanks

Geoff



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Motherboard ]---------------------------------------------------------------
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Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID
08/03/2002-SiS-646-6A6IXG0QC-00
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-8ST(-L)

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth 4264 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type SiS MuTIOL
Bus Width 16-bit

Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 5 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 3 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 200 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset SiS645DX
Extra Features EasyTune 4

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name Gigabyte Technology
Co., Ltd.
Product Information
http://www.giga-byte.com/products/products.htm
BIOS Download
http://www.giga-byte.com/support/mbbios_index.htm


--------[
Memory ]--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------

Physical Memory:
Total 511 MB
Used 232 MB
Free 279 MB
Utilization 45 %

Swap Space:
Total 1250 MB
Used 168 MB
Free 1082 MB
Utilization 13 %

Virtual Memory:
Total 2047 MB
Used 119 MB
Free 1928 MB
Utilization 6 %


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SPD ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------

[ Nanya NT512D64S8HA0G-7K ]

Memory Module Properties:
Module Name Nanya
NT512D64S8HA0G-7K
Module Size 512 MB (2 rows, 4
banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed PC2100 (133 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us),
Self-Refresh
Highest CAS Latency 2.5 (7.0 ns @ 142
MHz)
2nd Highest CAS Latency 2.0 (7.5 ns @ 133
MHz)

Memory Module Features:
Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported
Auto-Precharge Not Supported
Precharge All Not Supported
Write1/Read Burst Not Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock) Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Differential Clock Input Supported
Redundant Row Address Not Supported

Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Nanya Technology
Corp.
Product Information
http://www.nanya.com/e-htm/abc/abc-03.htm


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Chipset ]-------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------

Chipset Properties:
Motherboard Chipset SiS 645DX

Memory Slots:
DRAM Slot #1 512 MB (PC2100 DDR
SDRAM)

AGP Properties:
AGP Version 2.00
AGP Status Enabled
AGP Aperture Size 64 MB
Supported AGP Speeds 1x, 2x, 4x
Current AGP Speed 4x
Fast-Write Supported, Enabled
Side Band Addressing Supported, Disabled

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Silicon Integrated
Systems Corporation
Product Information
http://www.sis.com/products/index.htm#chipsets


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BIOS ]----------------------------------------------------------------------
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