On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:43:30 GMT, "Hank" <Hank@Hank.net>
wrote:

>this is a motherboard memory specifications, do I read that as
>
>up to 32 gig of ddr2 memory running at 533
>
>or
>
>up to 16 gig of ddr2 memory running at 667?
>
>
>why would it have this limitation? I would think it wouldn't matter (to the
>motherboard) what the speed was
>
>thanks
>


The same is true of all motherboards whether spec'd or not.
The more memory you install the lower the stability margin,
and if the margin drops low enough it will require reducing
the memory bus speed or raising the timings to retain
stability (and/or registered or buffered memory). However,
some boards conveniently avoid this by merely having too few
slots to install that much, or their bios logic
automatically changes the timings to compensate.