RAM Scram

[train22]

Is CAS the same as CL? I mean is CAS2.5 the same as CL2.5? Are we talking about the same thing?

[Hoot]

Yes, different people and companies intermix the those two names, bnut they mean the same thing.

Hoot

[a_yeap]

so...erm...what does CAS/CL actually mean?

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by a_yeap
so...erm...what does CAS/CL actually mean?


CAS
(Column Address Select/or Strobe)--A control pin on a DRAM used to and activate a column address. The column selected on a DRAM is determined by the data present at the address pins when CAS becomes active.

Glossary of Memory and Other Terms

http://www.dewassoc.com/performance/memory/glossary.htm

[The Overclocker]

bit like dma and ata