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Tag ram/cache query

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First post, by Unite

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I bought some cache memory to replace the fake ones in my PC Chips motherboard (yes the traces go to the chipset) but on looking up jumper setting today I discovered I also need tag ram. Probably obvious to some but news to me.

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The manual says I need 64k x 8 for the tag ram. The cache chips themselves are 128k x 8 (1024 total, the max the board supports) and I was wondering if I could just use one of those for the tag ram instead of getting another 64k x 8 chip?

Reply 2 of 2, by amadeus777999

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Try it.
Worst case is that it hangs if the board is "bitchy".