... signals to the DRAM, waited a certain number of clock ticks, then accessed the RAM again to get the data. The number of clicks of the clock was either set through CMOS or determined by the chipset ... stick. The SPD provides to the system all of the details about the DIMM, including its size, speed and a number of other more technical bits of information. Most motherboards require the use ... use the sockets soldered to the motherboard. If you had eight little sockets on the motherboard, that was what you had to use-period. But with a SIPP, the 30-pin connector was independent of the...