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Ram compatiblility issue
Name: Nixxon Date: November 24, 2003 at 05:44:04 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 256 SD
Comment:
Hail, My current mobo manual states it supports DDR266 Ram, just wondering if it will accept a higher speed ram such as DDR400 (since it's the same price) but run it as 266 untill i get a better mobo? Or will it just not accept it period? Thanks very much appreciated :)
Name: sam Date: November 24, 2003 at 10:04:18 Pacific
Reply:
It `should' accept it. The speed is the maximum it is guaranteed to run at.
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: November 24, 2003 at 21:00:15 Pacific
Reply:
Don't want to be argumentative but I think the system probably wouldn't post. If you can exchange the memory if it won't work, I say go for it. It is a good idea.
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