Hello Peter,
So, to upgrade my Rev.1 G3 desktop to 768 megs and to
use OS X (Apple claims I need all the firmware
upgrades
that, I suspect, will be inside the installer) I need
3-2-2 or 2-2-2 and/or SPD EPROM-type SDRAM?
Also, if anyone has successfully installed OS X on a
Beige 233 desktop, please inform.
George
PS: looking for cheaper PC SDRAMs
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/13/01 5:19:24 PM,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> <<
> So, my PC100 High-Density 256MB DIMM arrived today.
> I opened the shipping
> carton and saw the ESD bag which had the product
> label - "256MB PC100H -
> g32x64s-pc100H" - which means PC100 256MB high
> density RAM dimm inside.
>
> [ snip ]
>
> However, I'm not sure that the store sent me the
> right part... ;-) Inside
> the bag the RAM chip had PC133 on it.
> >>
>
> It is common practice to sell PC100 RAM such that
> you are guaranteed *at
> least* PC100, meaning *either* PC100 and PC133 could
> be supplied at the
> *seller's sole option*.
>
> This reduces the seller's cost, and that lower
> *cost* is most often passed on
> to you through a lower *price*.
>
> As usual, there is sometimes no relationship between
> *cost* and *price*.
>
> And as usual, there is sometimes no relationship
> between *performance* (PC66,
> PC100 and PC133, e.g.) and *price*.
>
> Right now, true PC66 RAM costs more than PC100 and
> PC133 RAM, due to
> production considerations.
>
> If you must have a specific RAM type, such as true
> PC66 or true PC100, then
> expect to pay more for it.
>
> OTOH, so-called high density RAM cannot be
> accommodated by some mobos. And
> one solution to this problem is a chip on the RAM
> stick itself which makes
> the mobo believe that the RAM is actually lower
> density. This RAM is
> sometimes significantly lower cost than RAM which
> does not incorporate this
> chip.
>
> Some mobos cannot accommodate RAM sticks which
> incorporate this chip.
>
> "The usual suspects" (i.e., exceptions) are those
> esoteric mobos, such as the
> last versions of the pre-G3 mobos, and the ANS
> mobos.
>
>
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