mixing cas 2 and 3

[Guest]

I have 256mb pc100 cas 3 ram, I want to add another 128mb but can't seem to find my current brand. I can find pc100 ram that runs at cas2. The bios will take care of setting the ram to cas3 right?

 

[Arrow]

I think you should be alright; it would run at CAS3. Brands don't really matter 99% of the time, if compatibility problems are what you're afraid of.

Rob
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[mpjesse]

If I were you i'd trash the PC100 RAM- unless your mobo doesn't support it.

-MP Jesse

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[Guest]

what about mixing different ns?

 

[kurokaze]

Thats ok, you're going to end up using the slower of the two though.

 

[Guest]

What is the diff between a CAS 2 & CAS 3? How would I know what I am using right now?

 

[Guest]

it wont matter if u have a cas3 chip and want to add a cas2 keep the setting to cas3 and it will be fine. the cas 2 can be downgraded like using pc-66 on a pc-100 board the bus will slip to pc-66 jsut like the ram so dont worry. but for stability i would buy some good crutial or micron and replace the rest if cost isnt your issue other wise its not a total big deal.

Computer Shop owner and Head tech.