[KLUG Members] Question on VA linux boxes.

[Jamie McCarthy]

adamb@glaven.org (Adam Bultman) writes:

> Not knowing precisly where to find help on this subject, I have a
> RAM question.
> 
> I have a few VA linux boxes I'd like to upgrade.  They are 600
> MHz  PIII system's (dual capable) that currently have 128 MB of
> ECC, Registered PC100.  I'm fairly certain I can put in 'normal'
> RAM, but I'm needing a place to find this RAM. buy.com, my usual
> place of purchasing RAM, doesn't have any, except for 512 MB
> sticks, and they have a "CL2" or a "CL3" appended to the already
> long list of what they are.
> 
> Can I just get the CL2 or CL3 memory, or what? Do any of you have
> VA linux boxes, and have you put new RAM in them? I'd hate to buy
> 200 bucks worth o' ram and then have to send it back...
>
> Adam

I buy RAM from crucial.com because their website rocks... if you
know your motherboard make and model, the website tells you
everything you need.  For people like me who can't keep up with the
monthly advances in RAM technology buzzwords, it's a big help.

The "CL" in CL2 and CL3 is CAS Latency... CL2 is faster but it may
or may not make a difference.  Last time I bought RAM, it was hard
to find the larger-capacity sticks with the faster latency, but who
knows, that may have changed by now.

I happen to work for VA.  We don't make hardware anymore, but if you
don't know your motherboard make and model, email me privately with
the exact model number(s) of your box(es) and I'll see if I can't
find that out for you.