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| Thread ID: 49438 | 2004-09-19 05:14:00 | Whats EDO Ram? | Mirddes (10) | Press F1 |
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| 273741 | 2004-09-19 05:14:00 | im running an old computer (7-8Years old) and i was looking in Everest Home edition , and it said my computer has EDO ram, it couldnt make up its mind what graphics card i have nor could it decide what mobo i have, 5 different mobos and 2 different graphics crads, worked out i have a S3 ViRGE DX 375 (2MB) , no idea what the mobo is... now what i was wonderingis what was EDO ram, and more importantly, where can i get more and how much more my mobo can handle, im still workin gon finding out which mobo it is this is what everest says and my mobo, --------[ Motherboard ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motherboard Properties: Motherboard ID 08/14/97-VXPro+-USB-Ultr-2A5LDH09C-00 Motherboard Name Amptron PM-8400C/D/8600B/C / Matsonic MS5120 / PCChips M537DMA33 / Ability MB-586VX7+ Motherboard Manufacturer: Company Name Amptron International, Inc. Product Information www.amptron.com BIOS Download www.amptron.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
Mirddes (10) | ||
| 273742 | 2004-09-19 05:28:00 | You'll be best to take your case cover off & have a look, the board model number printed somewhere on the board (hopefully) you can find links & manual to the models you have quoted here: www.amptron.com All 3 support SDRam up to 384Mb so it would be better to dump the EDO & buy some SDRam, it's faster Dick Smiths, TradeMe, most computer shops will be able to help you out with the ram Shop around though as prices can vary considerably Go here for info on the different types of ram www.karbosguide.com Don't try & run the SDRam alongside the EDO though, one or the other |
45South (4769) | ||
| 273743 | 2004-09-19 05:31:00 | sweet, now i wont have to sit at 32 megs of ram | Mirddes (10) | ||
| 273744 | 2004-09-19 05:35:00 | You'll probably find that all 3 motherboards that everest has mentioned are mearly the same board, that have been rebadged and sold under different brands. PCChips are one of the largest motherboard manufactuers in the world (along with ECS) producing alot of boards for the likes of HP, Compaq etc. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 273745 | 2004-09-19 05:42:00 | EDO is or was for older PC's like 486's It's the same as DDR but not as fast. The easiest way to find out what it is, is if u opened the case and looked at the mobo. They usually have the brand and model printed on the motherboard. It might be the PM8400C which is under discontinued legacy motherboard on the first site u posted. (you might have to open the case, to see if the pic on the site looks the same as the mobo in your case. www.amptron.com Via TX Pro III chipset Supports Pentium P54C/P55C, Cyrix 6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX, AMD K5/K6 and IDT WinChip processors Supports (2) 16550 fast UART serial ports, (1) SPP, EPP/ECP parallel port and (1) floppy drive controller with support for 1MB/s transfer rates Four 32-bit PCI local BUS slots and four 8/16-bit ISA local BUS slots Supports up to 384MB of main memory Supports EDO DRAM, Fast Page Mode DRAM and SDRAM modules Four 72-pin SIMM and two 168-pin DIMM slots AT form factor with AT-style 12-pin power connector AWARD modular firmware for easy BIOS updates |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 273746 | 2004-09-19 05:49:00 | > EDO is or was for older PC's like 486's It's the same > as DDR but not as fast. Huh? How is EDO like DDR???? |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 273747 | 2004-09-19 05:58:00 | i have come to the conclusion that i either have the PM-8400C/D seeing as i either have the Cyrix 6x86MX/MII and these are the only 2 board that support it that were "listed" | Mirddes (10) | ||
| 273748 | 2004-09-19 06:09:00 | oh what the fastest CPU my mobo should support | Mirddes (10) | ||
| 273749 | 2004-09-19 06:24:00 | > oh what the fastest CPU my mobo should support most likly only as high as a 233 mhz. btw please note the old cyrix has PR numbers which mean nothing ! just because it says PR233 dos not mean it runs at 233mhz. it fact it runs a whole lot slower than that. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 273750 | 2004-09-19 06:33:00 | It looks similar BUT not as fast as DDR and not as long as DDR Thats what I MEANT |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
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