Maximum RAM per slot on a AZZA PT-810DTC motherboard

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On 18 Jun 2005 06:53:03 -0700, "Elbert" <elbertj@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Hello All:
>
>I have a AZZA PT-810DTC motherboard (has 2 DIMM slots) bought in 1999
>and planning to upgrade my RAM. I got to know from the Manual that the
>RAM should be a 168-pin PC-100Mhz SDRAM DIMM. It also tells that the
>maximum memory size is 512 MB. It is not clear it this limit is per
>slot or for both slots put together.
>
>Does anyone know what is the maximum size per DIMM module possible on
>this motherboard. I wish to have maximum memory on this machine that
>has 2 DIMM modules. Does the machine allow 512MB memory chip or a
>256MB memory chip?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Elbert

256MB maximum per slot and 512MB total. Only low-density
memory, not typical PC133 but common (more expensive) PC100.

If you'd planned to add more than 256MB, you might consider
that performane-wise you're facing an uphill battle, it may
be more cost-effective in the long run to just replace the
board, perhaps CPU/etc too.

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Thanks Kony. I already have a 256MB chip and planning to fill the
left out slot with another 256MB RAM. The machine has a PIII 550Mhz
processor. Do you mean to say that the machine performance will not
double by doubling the RAM on this m/b?

I understand that the cost of a 256MB SDRAM PC100 is almost equal to
that of a Mercury motherboard and is definitely a better option. But
the concern is in changing the RAM and processor as well. Hence
overall the cost is high, but my machine would be up-to-date for a few
more years!

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On 19 Jun 2005 03:51:10 -0700, "Elbert" <elbertj@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Thanks Kony. I already have a 256MB chip and planning to fill the
>left out slot with another 256MB RAM. The machine has a PIII 550Mhz
>processor. Do you mean to say that the machine performance will not
>double by doubling the RAM on this m/b?

That's not quite what I meant...
Generally when one is aggressively-enough using their system
for multitasking, or doing single jobs needing this much
memory, the 550MHz CPU, memory bus, and perhaps drives and
video card a huge bottleneck too.


>
>I understand that the cost of a 256MB SDRAM PC100 is almost equal to
>that of a Mercury motherboard and is definitely a better option. But
>the concern is in changing the RAM and processor as well. Hence
>overall the cost is high, but my machine would be up-to-date for a few
>more years!

LOL.

If the system were a server and you needed that memory for
caching purposes, I could understand it better, but for
typical "PC" tasks, it's a bit of a mismatch to put 512MB in
a 550MHz system. Even so, it's you call... if you find
you're using more than 256MB then sure, it'll speed things
up some.