AX33 & memory

Dear newsgroup
I'm having troubles with sdrams that are supported by my motherboard.
Chipset's Via 693A (SB is 686) and on the manual I've found that sdrams must
be choisen only after a visual inspection and they must have less than 16
memory chips x dimm.
I've found two sdram 256MB each with 8chip each, so I'm compatible with
them...(theorically)
But my trouble is: many chipset recognize memory by memory density (capacity
of the dimm / number of chips) and not by chip number! Doesn't Via 693A
follow first method?!?

Thanks in advance
and sorry for my English

Mirko - Italy

"Mirko" <mirko RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
news:jRORa.92007$qa5.1879874@news2.tin.it...
 > Dear newsgroup
 > I'm having troubles with sdrams that are supported by my motherboard.
 > Chipset's Via 693A (SB is 686) and on the manual I've found that sdrams
must
 > be choisen only after a visual inspection and they must have less than 16
 > memory chips x dimm.
 > I've found two sdram 256MB each with 8chip each, so I'm compatible with
 > them...(theorically)
 > But my trouble is: many chipset recognize memory by memory density
(capacity
 > of the dimm / number of chips) and not by chip number! Doesn't Via 693A
 > follow first method?!?
 >
 > Thanks in advance
 > and sorry for my English
 >
 > Mirko - Italy
 >
 >

Mirko,

Most motherboards with the VIA 693 chipset require low density memory. With
all of the different configurations of chips available now, it is hard to
tell which is which sometimes. My best advice is to use one of the memory
selectors from one of these sites:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.crucial.com" target="_blank">www.crucial.com</a>

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.kingston.com" target="_blank">www.kingston.com</a>

I prefer the Crucial brand memory myself, but it is personal preference.

Chris<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->