From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:26:15 EDT
i don't think its a 100mhz vs. 66mhz issue..
more likely the programming of the DIMM..
i think 100mhz memory is fine in anything up to a 100mhz buss..
kinda like 150MPH tires on a VW bus.. :-)
Michael Geary wrote:
> > A friend just e-mailed me to gloat (since I bought mine a few weeks
> > ago) and I thought I'd pass it on in case some of you are interested.
> > First Source is selling 128MB 144-pin SDRAM SO-DIMMs for $88.13. These
> > are 100Mhz Simple Technology chips, so they'll work in models with a
> > 100Mhz or 66Mhz bus speed. I think these are pretty much the standard
> > chip for IBM nowadays - I know they work in all of the 600 and 240
> > models.
>
> I wouldn't count on a 100MHz SODIMM working reliably in a 66MHz bus ThinkPad
> 600. I tried a 64Mb part pulled out of Compaq in my TP600. In one of the two
> slots, it was recognized correctly and passed memory tests. In the other
> slot, it was recognized as a 32Mb part!!
>
> I'm pretty sure I've seen other reports of odd behavior with 100MHz memory
> in a 66MHz bus ThinkPad, but I don't remember the details.
>
> Sounds like a great deal for newer ThinkPads, though.
>
> -Mike
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