What Is Buffered Memory?
Buffered memory is a type of computer memory. It is designed to control the amount of electrical current which goes to and from the memory chips at any one time. This makes for more stable memory, but increases the cost and slows the speed at which it works. In a buffered memory system, a hardware register is located between the part of the computer which controls memory and the memory chips themselves. This is a device which can hold a certain amount of information at once. The register will fill up completely and then pass on all this information at once. The use of a hardware register means that the computer can much more reliably control how much data transfers to and from the memory chips at any one time. The reason for doing so is that this also controls how much electrical current passed to and from the chips. This maximizes the amount of data the computer can handle at once without running the risk of overloading the memory chips with current and causing either a delay or damag
Buffered memory uses a Buffer chip to boost the clock signal sent across the memory module so that the clock signal is seen as a clean, sharp signal across the entire module. It eliminates chances of memory errors in data sent or retrieved from memory. It is commonly used in larger capacity Fast Page Mode or EDO modules. Buffered modules have a different keyway in the contact edge and can only be used when the board supports Buffered modules. Unlike Registered modules, it is not interchangeable with Unbuffered modules. Click Here to Start Apple Compaq Dell Gateway Hewlett-Packard IBM Sony Toshiba ———- 3C Comm. 3Com Abit ABS Acer A-Com Acute Network Technologies Adaptec Inc Adastra Systems Advantech Advent Aeropoint Agfa Aiptek AIR Aiwa AJP Akai Akica Albatron Alienware ALR Altima Amedia AMI Amptron AMS Tech Antec AOpen Components Apple APS Aqcess Technologies Aquiline Archos Argus ARM Ashton Digital Aspen ASRock AST ASUS AT&T/NCR ATI Technologies ATLMultimedia A-Trend Audiovox Au
