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ASUS P2B MB and single sided stck of 256 meg of memory...
It appears that 256 single sided memory when inerted only show a tolal
of 192 megs of mem (64 meg also added)...has anyonethis problem? did a later bios upgrade correct it. manual only does up to 128 meg of single sided support and 256meg of doble sised supported. any ideas would be much appreciated. thanx |
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Portia wrote in message ... It appears that 256 single sided memory when inerted only show a tolal of 192 megs of mem (64 meg also added)...has anyonethis problem? did a later bios upgrade correct it. manual only does up to 128 meg of single sided support and 256meg of doble sised supported. any ideas would be much appreciated. thanx The 256MB stick, is only being seen as 128MB (plus the other 64MB=192MB). This is an addressing limitation of the chipset (not fixable in the BIOS). This is why the manual lists the sizes it does. A double sided 256MB module will work fine. Best Wishes |
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In article , "Roger Hamlett"
wrote: Portia wrote in message ... It appears that 256 single sided memory when inerted only show a tolal of 192 megs of mem (64 meg also added)...has anyonethis problem? did a later bios upgrade correct it. manual only does up to 128 meg of single sided support and 256meg of doble sised supported. any ideas would be much appreciated. thanx The 256MB stick, is only being seen as 128MB (plus the other 64MB=192MB). This is an addressing limitation of the chipset (not fixable in the BIOS). This is why the manual lists the sizes it does. A double sided 256MB module will work fine. Best Wishes Crucial.com will sell you the correct memory, via their database of motherboards. That is where I got my 256MB sticks. HTH, Paul |
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In article , Leomania
wrote: Wrote: It appears that 256 single sided memory when inerted only show a tolal of 192 megs of mem (64 meg also added)...has anyonethis problem? did a later bios upgrade correct it. Roger is correct, the single-sided stick of memory uses PC133addressing, not PC100. You require the latter type. This type of memoryis more expensive, but as mentioned you can find an exact match for yourmotherboard at several sites or you can buy used from a place like Ebay.Just be sure it is double-sided, and that should work fine. - Leo-- Leomania Uh, the addressing has nothing to do with the speed. In many cases now, the same chips are used to build PC100 and PC133 modules. The addressing refers to the multiplexed address bus on the memory chip. There is a row and a column address, and they take two cycles to transfer to the memory chip. The Northbridge has a limited number of address signals, and also has a limited set of address patterns to use to drive the memory. The patterns I am referring to, are which processor address bit, maps to which multiplexed addressed signal. (Page 107-108 440BX datasheet) ftp://download.intel.com/design/chip...s/29063301.pdf The chipset was never intended to drive 256MB modules, but there does appear to be a mode that works. The thing is, there aren't enough modes to cover all the ways of making a 256MB SDRAM module. That is why some modules will work, and some will only have half of their memory detected. For example, I could stick 4x 16Mx16 memory chips on each side of a memory module. It would be double sided, but it wouldn't work. A double sided module with a total of (16) 16Mx8 chips appears to work - and that is what I bought from Crucial for my P2B-S. HTH, Paul |
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Paul Wrote: Uh, the addressing has nothing to do with the speed. In many cases now the same chips are used to build PC100 and PC133 modules. Hello Paul, You're correct that the speed isn't pertinent, per se; I used to bu double-sided PC133 memory (16 chips) that worked fine in PC10 applications. The single-sided 256MB DIMMs that I can recall seein were exclusively PC133, although there are possibly some that weren't The addressing difference was due to the use of the low-density vs high-density memory chips, which in the 256MB category were th difference between single-sided and dual-sided. I got bit once, learne my lesson the hard way. ;-) I have seen some specifically PC100 memory for sale the last fe months, and perhaps those are indeed single-sided and just wire differently on the DIMM. If so, it'll muddy the waters considerably fo folks buying their memory in the used market. Paul Wrote: [snip] The chipset was never intended to drive 256MB modules, but ther does appear to be a mode that works. The thing is, there aren't enoug modes to cover all the ways of making a 256MB SDRAM module. That is wh some modules will work, and some will only have half of their memor detected. For example, I could stick 4x 16Mx16 memory chips on each side of memory module. It would be double sided, but it wouldn't work. A doubl sided module with a total of (16) 16Mx8 chips appears to work - and tha is what I bought from Crucial for my P2B-S. You're correct, I should have specifically stated 16-chip double-side DIMMs. I've never bought the 4-chip DIMMs but I know they have limite compatibility. Regards, - Le -- Leomania |
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The manual is right. The chipset doesn't recognize high-density dram
parts of the type used (required) to make a 256 meg single sided module. wrote: It appears that 256 single sided memory when inerted only show a tolal of 192 megs of mem (64 meg also added)...has anyonethis problem? did a later bios upgrade correct it. manual only does up to 128 meg of single sided support and 256meg of doble sised supported. any ideas would be much appreciated. thanx |
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PC100 and PC133 are speed ratings, and have nothing to do with
addressing. The comments are accurate about single and double sided, but they have nothing to do with PC100 and PC133. Leomania wrote: Wrote: It appears that 256 single sided memory when inerted only show a tolal of 192 megs of mem (64 meg also added)...has anyonethis problem? did a later bios upgrade correct it. Roger is correct, the single-sided stick of memory uses PC133 addressing, not PC100. You require the latter type. This type of memory is more expensive, but as mentioned you can find an exact match for your motherboard at several sites or you can buy used from a place like Ebay. Just be sure it is double-sided, and that should work fine. - Leo |
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