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mudoggy
06-19-2001, 12:31 AM
Wanted:
I am possibly interested in the following memory (interest is dependent upon price.. hahaha)
32mb module for a Gateway 2000 p5-166 computer. It is a DIMM SDRAM module, I believe 66mhz, CL=2, 32mb, and must by "2-clock" (see definition below).

Please note that this is not standard SDRAM, otherwise, I'd be all set! Also, EDO modules were used in this series as well, but I already have SDRAM, and can't mix.

Drop me a line at regdor1999@hotmail.com
References available on heat "mudoggy"


Thanks!
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CL=2, 2-clock
"CL=2" (also written "CL2" or "CAS=2") refers to a module's CAS latency. CAS latency is the amount of time it takes for your memory to respond to a command. It only affects the initial burst of data. Once data starts flowing, latency has no effect.

Latency is measured in terms of clock cycles. A CL=2 part requires two clock cycles to respond, and a CL=3 part requires three clock cycles. Thus, CL=2 parts complete the initial data access a little more quickly than CL=3 parts. However, a clock cycle for a systems with a 100MHz front side bus is only 10 nanoseconds (10 billionths of a second), so you probably won't be able to tell the difference between a CL=2 and a CL=3 part.

A few systems built by Dell and Gateway require a particular type of CL=2 memory known as 2-clock memory. This memory technology is no longer used in modern systems

TOAD6147
06-19-2001, 11:00 PM
I had (have) the same system and I've used generic memory in it from day one, 1997(?). Try it at CL-2 and if you don't like the way it operates change it to CL-3 in the BIOS, not that you would notice the speed difference in that old hog system anyway, I mean, really..........! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

mudoggy
06-20-2001, 05:42 AM
Really?
Hmmm.. I'll have to try it.. gotta find a 32mb stick.. shouldn't be too hard!

This comp is from fall of 1996.. hopefully it will work.

mudoggy
06-20-2001, 10:55 AM
Toad, almost forgot.. what mobo is it using?
My bios ends in CY1T, and is the Intel 586 PCI ("Tiger Eye" unofficial nickname) motherboard.

If you have a different board (different BIOS), the memory requirements might be different.

If you get a chance, post back! Thanks again!