that's very expensive. it might be worth it to see if the mb is
upgradable. unless that's just financially infeasible. it sounds as if
any option is going to cost something more than it's worth it to
implement. but, that's IMHO. I found myself in the same situation a
while back and opted for just replacing the older machine. funny thing is
that when I bought a new mb, case and swapped all my hd's and video card
into the new machine, I still had a perfectly working machine that I gave
to my local school who more than appreciated it.
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On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Ray Olszewski wrote:
> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:44:56 -0700
> From: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Robert B. Haehnel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "James (Jim) Hatridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 8mb simm (fwd)
>
> This is not quite correct.
>
> 1. 30-pin SIMMs need to be installed in sets of 4, not pairs.
>
> 2. 72-pin SIMMs *usually* need to be installed in pairs. I've seem some
> late-model '486 motherboards that took a single 8-meg, 72-pin SIMM.
>
> 3. I've never heard of 8-meg, 30-pin SIMMs -- only 1-meg, 4-meg, and
> (rarely) 16-meg. Are you sure you got the description right? (30-pin SIMMs
> of whatever size come in 3-chip, 8-chip, and 9-chip versions, for example.)
>
> 4. My best guess is that your m'bd will only use the sizes of SIMM that its
> docs mention. I can't guarantee that, of course, but it's been consistently
> true in my own experience with '486s.
>
> 5. The "slot sharers" that someone else suggested -- typically you get 4 of
> them, and you can put 16 1-meg SIMMs into 4 slots -- are still available in
> my area (at Fry's), but they aren't cheap. I recall them selling for about
> $30 each, or $120 for a set of 4. A lot of money for 16 megs of RAM ....
>
> At 03:50 PM 7/19/99 -0400, Robert B. Haehnel wrote:
> >As I recall the 30pin SIMMS needed to be installed in pairs. So you
> >may need 2-8MB SIMMS. The 72 pin ones allow you to install single
> >SIMMS.
> >
> >>I've a new problem! I've been offered "8" mb 30-pin simm memory for my
> >>computer. My MB was built back in 1992 when there was no 8mb simm. So my
> >>MB manual says only use 1 or 4 MB chips.
> >>
> >>So my question is: what do you'll think, will it work with 8mb chips or
> >>must I find 4's only?
>
> ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
> Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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