Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-04 Thread Gregg Eshelman
The IIci uses part of Bank A for video memory when you have a monitor connected to the onboard connector. Whenever data is transferred to or from the video buffer, the CPU is locked out of the rest of Bank A. That happens very quickly, but if you install a fast NuBus videocard, the computer gets a

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-03 Thread John Niven
Gregg, can you elaborate on this? What is the advantage? Best regards, John Niven On Apr 3, 2005, at 11:18 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: Put the bigger SIMMs in Bank B, unless you're NOT using onboard video. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by and... Small D

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-03 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Quinn Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I'll shortly be acquiring a IIci from someone who > is attempting to get > rid of it. The system is functional, but I have a > question. I have four > 16MB FPM SIMMs, amounting to 64MB, and I was > wondering if they would >

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-03 Thread smokey
Ah. lol Thanks. Sorry, it's been a while since I've dealt with anything below SDRAM, so I'm used to the greater the number the faster. heh Quinn Evans -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-03 Thread Liam Proven
On Apr 3, 2005 6:34 PM, Quinn Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I'll shortly be acquiring a IIci from someone who is attempting to get > rid of it. The system is functional, but I have a question. I have four > 16MB FPM SIMMs, amounting to 64MB, and I was wondering if

IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-03 Thread Quinn Evans
Hello Everyone, I'll shortly be acquiring a IIci from someone who is attempting to get rid of it. The system is functional, but I have a question. I have four 16MB FPM SIMMs, amounting to 64MB, and I was wondering if they would work in this system. I've heard from multiple sources that the IIci