IIfx maximum RAM upgrade

2005-08-22 Thread Robert Gray
Because these are extremely rare, I think they meet the exception to listing [third party] eBay items on LEM prohibited: A FULL SET OF EIGHT 16MB APPLE IIFX MEMORY SIMMS eBay #5233447899 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=5233447899ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 -- Vintage Macs is

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-04 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 work in

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-04 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 http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-04 Thread Gregg Eshelman
a bit of a RAM performance boost. The IIsi is the same way, but fortunately Bank A in it is the non-expandable 1 meg soldered to the board. For the IIsi, there's a RAM Muncher INIT that fills up all of Bank A not in use by the video buffer. That way, there's nothing for the CPU to access in Bank

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

Re: IIci RAM upgrade

2005-04-03 Thread Liam Proven
if they would work in this system. I've heard from multiple sources that the IIci can support 16MB SIMMs, but the problem I think I'm going to run into is the fact that these SIMMs are 60ns. Does the IIci absolutely require 80ns SIMMs, or can it make do with 60ns? 60ns is less than 80, i.e., the RAM

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 http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A |

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-27 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- classic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So your 6100 can see and use 264 megs RAM? Yes, was surprised in a way but these chips came from a seller who claimed they work in an LC 475. He wasn't kidding. http://www.kevinomura.com/6100/ What is interesting is that the 7100 doesn't see

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-26 Thread classic
So your 6100 can see and use 264 megs RAM? Yes, was surprised in a way but these chips came from a seller who claimed they work in an LC 475. He wasn't kidding. http://www.kevinomura.com/6100/ What is interesting is that the 7100 doesn't see the full capacity of these chips and I have an 8100 I

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-26 Thread classic
Vintage Macs vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com writes: Both machines max out at 136 MB - the 6100 can use two of the 64 MB SIMMS chips (which for some reason the 7100 cannot use); the 7100 can use four of the 32 MB SIMMS chips; both have 8 MB on the motherboard for a total of 136. That's what I

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-26 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:28:56 -0500 From: classic [EMAIL PROTECTED] So your 6100 can see and use 264 megs RAM? Yes, was surprised in a way but these chips came from a seller who claimed they work in an LC 475. He wasn't kidding. http://www.kevinomura.com/6100/ I suspect this topic more properly

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-26 Thread Jeff Walther
of regret it, granted 128 might wind up being the actual maximum on the 6100 and I'll be wasting my money on these others. If you mean that you want to test a pair of 256 MB SIMMs in the 6100 to see if you can get 520 MB of RAM, then I can almost guarantee that this will not work. A careful reading

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-26 Thread classic
. I've only tested the following from my collection, not sure what has possessed me to do this but I've decided to max out all the machines I have because ram is cheap right now and still available. The 6100/66, LC 475/Quadra 605, LC 575 and LC/Quadra 630 all work with the 128 and 64 mb chips. Now

A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-25 Thread classic
I didn't think this was true but I've been experimenting around with a bunch of 72 pin 64 and 128 mb single and double sided ram in my 6100, 7100 and Quadra 605. Oddly the 6100 can run a pair of 128 mb chips while the 7100 sees these as 32 mb chips. Has anyone out there been able to add more than

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-25 Thread Allan Hunter
this was true but I've been experimenting around with a bunch of 72 pin 64 and 128 mb single and double sided ram in my 6100, 7100 and Quadra 605. Oddly the 6100 can run a pair of 128 mb chips while the 7100 sees these as 32 mb chips. Has anyone out there been able to add more than four 32 mb simms to a 7100

Re: A PowerMac 6100 can take more ram than a 7100?

2005-02-25 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- classic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't think this was true but I've been experimenting around with a bunch of 72 pin 64 and 128 mb single and double sided ram in my 6100, 7100 and Quadra 605. Oddly the 6100 can run a pair of 128 mb chips while the 7100 sees these as 32 mb chips. So

Re: pc100 ram in a 9500?

2004-07-07 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Philip Stortz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i suspect it won't work, but does any one know if pc100 ram would work in a 9500? Nope, 5 volt 168 pin EDO or FPM DIMMs. Macs didn't switch to 3.3 volt DIMMs until the first G3, and those were only PC66. (And most of the beige G3 series didn't even run

Re: pc100 ram in a 9500?

2004-07-07 Thread Mark Benson
On Jul 7, 2004, at 08:55 am, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- Philip Stortz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i suspect it won't work, but does any one know if pc100 ram would work in a 9500? Nope, 5 volt 168 pin EDO or FPM DIMMs. Macs didn't switch to 3.3 volt DIMMs until the first G3, and those were only PC66

Re: pc100 ram in a 9500?

2004-07-07 Thread Matthew Wheeler
Isn't a Mac vintage if it's not currently sold on the Apple Store? (Just Kidding!) Apple seems to think so. Matthew Is the PCI Powermacs list so awful that nobody can get a question answered there these days? This list has been rather dry and barren of posts on the Macs it covers. The PCI

Re: pc100 ram in a 9500?

2004-07-07 Thread Mark Benson
On Jul 7, 2004, at 08:34 pm, Matthew Wheeler wrote: Isn't a Mac vintage if it's not currently sold on the Apple Store? (Just Kidding!) Apple seems to think so. I think you are referring to Obsolete models, which are those past the 7 year cut-off. I believe Apple's minimum age for current OS

pc100 ram in a 9500?

2004-07-06 Thread Philip Stortz
i suspect it won't work, but does any one know if pc100 ram would work in a 9500? without taking out the board (just looking at the back where the sockets are soldered) it looks like it would fit but will it work? the manual says fast page mode but i'm wondering if that's a subset of pc100

Re: pc100 ram in a 9500?

2004-07-06 Thread R. A. Cantrell
on 7/6/04 5:56 PM, Philip Stortz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i suspect it won't work, but does any one know if pc100 ram would work in a 9500? without yes I know, no it won't -- All the Best, R.A. Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit R.A.'s Old Mac (mostly) Stuff @ http://tinyurl.com/ubkw

OT: RAM Re: IIsi questions

2004-05-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman
being asked now for the 5 volt EDO my Powermac 7300 needs. :P Hmmm, just searched some and found it can support up to a gig of RAM, but OUCH! = It's total Fandemonium! http://www.fandemonium.org __ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career

Re: OT: RAM Re: IIsi questions

2004-05-05 Thread Darren
it can support up to a gig of RAM, but OUCH! FPM or EDO its all treated as FPM, once you get 2 or more the 7300 will feel better to use. AU$50 per module, you must be able to do better than that. ;) -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: OT: RAM Re: IIsi questions

2004-05-05 Thread Clark Martin
searched some and found it can support up to a gig of RAM, but OUCH! I just checked www.ramseeker.com and it showed 128Mb DIMMs from US $18 to US $69 with most being around US $25. So sure it's more expensive than newer stuff but that's hardly surprising. According to www.memoryx.net the 7300 can

MacTV Maximum RAM?

2004-04-26 Thread SteveC
As I rediscover my MacTV, I came across the idea that the system can have up to 36mb RAM (4 on board and I guess a 32mb chip, since there is only one slot). http://www.apple-history.com/frames/body.php?page=gallerymodel=tv I was under the impression that the max was 8mb RAM, which is what I

IIfx Ram

2003-12-20 Thread R. A. Cantrell
Oldsters, Did the 64 pin ram for IIfx's come in various sizes? And how can that be distinguished out of the machine? -- All the Best, R.A. Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit R.A.'s Old Mac (mostly) Stuff @ http://tinyurl.com/vfvn -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http

Re: IIfx Ram

2003-12-20 Thread Stefan Daehler
Original Message: Oldsters, Did the 64 pin ram for IIfx's come in various sizes? And how can that be distinguished out of the machine? -- All the Best, R.A. Cantrell They come in sizes of 1, 4, 8 and 16 MB and they always have to be installed in sets of 4 equal modules. I do

Re: ram for LC III IIcx won't shut down

2003-10-08 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:21:49 +0100 Subject: Re: ram for LC III From: Mark Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/6/03 4:57 AM, williamd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently installed a 32mb EDO simm in my LC III. So far I see no ill effects, but am wondering whether this is indeed ok? I don't

ram for LC III

2003-10-06 Thread williamd
I recently installed a 32mb EDO simm in my LC III. So far I see no ill effects, but am wondering whether this is indeed ok? I understand some models are not to use EDO? Also, I read that Apple urges users to use noncomposite ram. So far I have found out only that this is an Apple term

Re: ram for LC III

2003-10-06 Thread J.S. Garrison
on 10/6/03 4:57 AM, williamd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently installed a 32mb EDO simm in my LC III. So far I see no ill effects, but am wondering whether this is indeed ok? I understand some models are not to use EDO? Also, I read that Apple urges users to use noncomposite ram. So

Re: ram for LC III

2003-10-06 Thread iriXx
hmm, i dont know if this is of any use but i grabbed some random simm that i had lying about and shoved it in my LC III (i think it had come from my desktop PC's old soundcard) and it works great. heh. m~ williamd wrote: I recently installed a 32mb EDO simm in my LC III. So far I see no ill

Re: ram for LC III

2003-10-06 Thread Mark Benson
On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 03:21 PM, J.S. Garrison wrote: on 10/6/03 4:57 AM, williamd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently installed a 32mb EDO simm in my LC III. So far I see no ill effects, but am wondering whether this is indeed ok? I have had great experience with a 16MB stick of RAM

64 mb ram stick in lc575

2003-07-29 Thread Rusty Shackelford
a friend tells me its possible to run a 64mb ram chip on the lc575, but he isnt sure what the specs for the stick have to be. anyone? -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

rAm

2003-07-23 Thread Adam Cora Dietrick
HOW MUCH ram SHOULD I HAVE ? do i need more Ram? is RAm really important? what mHz should my raM run at? what MHZ is right for most MACS? that is how many BICYCLz do i need? Dan Knight wrote: Several topics. Please keep this email handy for future reference. When contacting me about your

performa 630 Power Problems/30 Pin RAM in IIci

2003-01-21 Thread Daniel Kendell
holding it down. Also, what kind of ethernet card would fit in it (the comms slot is occupied with a 14.4k modem)? Also, I have found two large sticks of 30-pin Ram that i tried to put into the IIci. When I powered it up, it chimed as usual then played a funny tune and didn't go any further

Re: performa 630 Power Problems/30 Pin RAM in IIci

2003-01-21 Thread the pickle
would fit in it (the comms slot is occupied with a 14.4k modem)? Have you tried the profile on LEM? Also, I have found two large sticks of 30-pin Ram that i tried to put into the IIci. When I powered it up, it chimed as usual then played a funny tune and didn't go any further. Is the RAM PC RAM so

Re: Problems/30 Pin RAM in IIci

2003-01-21 Thread James S Jones
They were allegedly sold only to the US military, so it's not surprising no one has seen one -- they're probably still using them... On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 06:44 PM, the pickle wrote: Unless you have one of the mythical IIcis or IIfxs that had a parity chip on-board, which no one

Re: performa 630 Power Problems/30 Pin RAM in IIci

2003-01-21 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Daniel Kendell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, I have found two large sticks of 30-pin Ram that i tried to put into the IIci. When I powered it up, it chimed as usual then played a funny tune and didn't go any further. Is the RAM PC RAM so it won't work or is it allread maxed out

Parity RAM and the DoD. Re: 64 pin RAM and all those boards

2003-01-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Alan O'Neil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, considering the parity was a BTO option for the DoD, I don't know if the DoD let go of its machines. Probably because of all the bureaucratic security, anything that has graced the fingertips of a government official must be kept in storage

64 pin ram

2003-01-13 Thread R.A. Cantrell
of this, but hte end in mind is to know if this stuff is ram and if it will run in a IIfx. -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital

Re: 64 pin RAM and all those boards

2003-01-13 Thread the pickle
At 19:42 -0800 on 13/01/03, flawed jai wrote: another site alerted me to the fact that if the RAM sticks have 9 chips on a stick, that's a parity IIfx and a parity motherboard, and sticks of that sort should be kept together and labeled 'parity'. those are even rarer than the regular IIfx ram

ram disks, untrashables (deja ppp)

2002-11-06 Thread Scott Barber
How do all? After getting the SE30 and IIfx online with ppp, I think I've managed to get a fairly stable set up with iCab. I've fiddled with modem and browser prefs., and I followed pickle's advice (thanks!) and have mounted RAM disks. I tried ramdisk-3.24 first. With the SE30 (68mb RAM, OS

Re: ram disks, untrashables (deja ppp)

2002-11-06 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Hold the Option key then select empty trash to delete locked items. = Work it harder make it better do it faster makes us stronger. More than ever hour after our work is never over. Daft Punk __ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily

Re: ram disks, untrashables (deja ppp)

2002-11-06 Thread Scott Barber
Greg, that's the second thing I tried, option-Empty Trash isn't working... :-( scb Gregg Eshelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: ram disks, untrashables (deja ppp) Hold the Option key then select empty trash to delete locked items. -- Scott Barber http://www.chebucto.ca/~az627

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-23 Thread the pickle
At 11:45 -0700 on 21/10/02, Kris Jones wrote: IIfx ram is proprietary 64-bit. No other Macs use it. It's really expensive, Uh, 64-pin you mean :) Not worth anything unless they're more than 4MB each in capacity, but the smaller ones are useful for upgrading a LaserWriter IIntx, which also uses

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-23 Thread Kris Jones
IIfx ram is proprietary 64-bit. No other Macs use it. It's really expensive, Uh, 64-pin you mean :) I only remembered the 64 part. Blame LEM for the other half. ; _ Broadband? Dial-up? Get reliable MSN Internet Access. http

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-22 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Kris Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IIfx ram is proprietary 64-bit. No other Macs use it. It's really expensive, though, sell it on eBay! 64pin, not 64bit. :) = Work it harder make it better do it faster makes us stronger. More than ever hour after our work is never over. Daft Punk

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-22 Thread Kris Jones
--- Kris Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IIfx ram is proprietary 64-bit. No other Macs use it. It's really expensive, though, sell it on eBay! 64pin, not 64bit. :) Tell LEM, I stole it from them ; _ Surf the Web without

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-22 Thread Phil Beesley
On Monday, October 21, 2002, at 07:17 pm, Kevin Quosig [EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I recently had given to me the following vintage Macs: --LCII --LCIII --Color Classic --IIfx --8100/110 --SE/30 I also have the following add-on cards: --Daystar 50MHz PowerCache (030) --Daystar,

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-21 Thread Kris Jones
I recently had given to me the following vintage Macs: (snip) Lucky! RAM: --What other Macs can use the IIfx RAM besides the IIfx? --What Macs can use RAM from a IIcx? --What Macs can use RAM from a II? IIfx ram is proprietary 64-bit. No other Macs use it. It's really expensive, though, sell

Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-21 Thread Kevin Quosig
I recently had given to me the following vintage Macs: --LCII --LCIII --Color Classic --IIfx --8100/110 --SE/30 I also have the following vintage RAM not assigned to particular Macs: --Bundle of RAM from a Mac II --Bundle of RAM from a IIcx --Bundle of RAM from a IIfx I also have the following

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-21 Thread Charles Shannon Hendrix
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 11:25:48AM -0700, Kevin Quosig wrote: I recently had given to me the following vintage Macs: Ai! Where am I when this kind of thing happens? --IIfx If by any chance you don't want this... --Bundle of RAM from a IIfx ...and this, I'll give them a good home

Re: Vintage RAM Accelerators

2002-10-21 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Kevin Quosig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: QUESTIONS: RAM: --What other Macs can use the IIfx RAM besides the IIfx? None. But at least one of the Apple LaserWriters can use IIfx RAM. RAM found in that printer usually _can't_ be used in a IIfx because the printer doesn't require RAM as fast

Re: Can the II si see more than 65MB of RAM?

2002-10-18 Thread Snook, John R
I don't know about the 65mb... I looked in a IIsi and I think the RAM doublers will fit. johnsn those of you who know your II si's, take a look at this item and tell me if these would work in my II si? they are RAM doublers that let you put twice as many RAM sticks on your 30 pin SIMM machine

Disk Cache Settings, RAM Disks Virtual Memory

2002-09-17 Thread Rob Jennings
I'm trying to determine the optimum disk cache and virtual memory settings for my Macintosh IIci running OS 7.6.1. I am installing a IIci cache card and 32MB of RAM. I have an internal 350MB HD and an external SCSI 1GB Jaz drive. I'm looking for the best settings for my particular

Re: Disk Cache Settings, RAM Disks Virtual Memory

2002-09-17 Thread the pickle
At 18:37 -0600 on 17/09/02, Rob Jennings wrote: gains when the disk cache is set higher than 512KB. I want to increase disk access performance when serving Web pages in particular. What about using RAM disk software like AppDisk to create a RAM disk in which to store my Web pages and images

Re: Disk Cache Settings, RAM Disks Virtual Memory

2002-09-17 Thread Gamba
Some sources suggest allocating 32KB per 1MB of RAM to the disk cache. IMHO, use 128K. Any more is a waste. Can you file share and then mount a RAM disk over a network? Yes, but I doubt that any speed is gained over the network. Ram disk speeds things up when the transfer is RAM to RAM. What

Re: Disk Cache Settings, RAM Disks Virtual Memory

2002-09-17 Thread the pickle
At 19:00 -0700 on 17/09/02, Gamba wrote: Can you file share and then mount a RAM disk over a network? Yes, but I doubt that any speed is gained over the network. Ram disk speeds things up when the transfer is RAM to RAM. It'll stop all the constant HD thrashing when serving WWW files from disk

Re: Disk Cache Settings, RAM Disks Virtual Memory

2002-09-17 Thread Rob Jennings
I'm not sure I was being very clear. My intent is to minimize hard drive access and speed the serving of Web pages by storing them in a RAM disk. But because my IIci runs headless, I'll need a way to periodically update the Web pages in the RAM disk from another computer on my network

MonsterMac RAM SCSI Upgrade

2002-09-07 Thread Hardy Menagh
I did ask about this on the Compacts list but got no response. I beg your indulgence by asking again here. This Levco MonsterMac (also Monster Mac) upgrade was installed in a 512K I just got and provided me with the following symptoms: Loud buzz instead of boot tone. No system tone. No ?

Re: MonsterMac RAM SCSI Upgrade

2002-09-07 Thread J.S. Garrison
I did ask about this on the Compacts list but got no response. I beg your indulgence by asking again here. This Levco MonsterMac (also Monster Mac) upgrade was installed in a 512K I just got and provided me with the following symptoms: Loud buzz instead of boot tone. No system tone. No ?

IIci RAM and System 6.0.8

2002-08-20 Thread Mark Benson
Does System 6 have a 4MB RAM ceiling or is there a way to allow it to use more? I have a IIci with 32MB of RAM and I see it being fairly pointless unless I can use all of it. Is Mode32 the answer? -- -- Mark Benson Any spelling errors are attributed to PEBKAC Vintage Macs List Nanny

Re: IIci RAM and System 6.0.8

2002-08-20 Thread Gamba
Does System 6 have a 4MB RAM ceiling or is there a way to allow it to use more? I have a IIci with 32MB of RAM and I see it being fairly pointless unless I can use all of it. Is Mode32 the answer? Mark Benson System 6 has a ceiling of 8 MB. Mode32 won't work with System 6 but Optima32

DO NOT PUT IIfx RAM IN 8*24GC!

2002-07-05 Thread Gamba
I wrote: The 4MB SIMMS are the problem. The 8*24GC has 2 MB of onboard VRAM and for expansion 2 MB should be added to the SIMM slots. One SIMM of 1MB in each slot. The above quote from previous posting implies that DeVaul's problem would be fixed by using IIfx 1 MB simms instead of IIfx 4 MB

System 7.5.5 is being a RAM hog - how do I change its mem. prefs?

2002-06-22 Thread b e n w e l l s | headwerkx
The SE/30's new hard disk had 7.5.5 already installed, which was rather convenient, except that it wants to take 27Mb of RAM (out of 32Mb) all the time. Seeing as 7.6.1 is using 9Mb on my IIfx and 9.1 is only using 24Mb I'm figuring something is set wrong... but where do change it's memory usage

Re: System 7.5.5 is being a RAM hog - how do I change its mem. prefs?

2002-06-22 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- From: b e n w e l l s | headwerkx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: System 7.5.5 is being a RAM hog - how do I change its mem. prefs? Date: Sat, Jun 22, 2002, 3:26 AM The SE/30's new hard disk had 7.5.5 already installed, which was rather

Re: System 7.5.5 is being a RAM hog - how do I change its mem. prefs?

2002-06-22 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- b e n w e l l s | headwerkx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The SE/30's new hard disk had 7.5.5 already installed, which was rather convenient, except that it wants to take 27Mb of RAM (out of 32Mb) all the time. Seeing as 7.6.1 is using 9Mb on my IIfx and 9.1 is only using 24Mb I'm

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- From: Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: RAM puzzlement Date: Fri, May 24, 2002, 5:38 AM I've been playing around with a RAM upgrade on the IIci. I was given 4 4MB, 70ns sticks for it. It currently shows 8MB installed with what I

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread the pickle
At 05:38 -0700 on 24/05/02, Teri Pittman wrote: I've been playing around with a RAM upgrade on the IIci. I was given 4 4MB, 70ns sticks for it. It currently shows 8MB installed with what I Are they *really* 4MB sticks, or are they just four more 1MB sticks? That's the only explanation I can

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread the pickle
At 08:31 -0700 on 24/05/02, Teri Pittman wrote: the first time. Just can't figure out why it's not showing a change with four of the original sticks gone. Another thought - you *are* looking at the Total RAM in the About This Macintosh window, right? As opposed to the available RAM

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread Teri Pittman
Another thought - you *are* looking at the Total RAM in the About This Macintosh window, right? As opposed to the available RAM... Yep, but the total RAM figure includes the 16MB on disk. I'm starting to think it might be useful to turn that off completely and see if I get different

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread Teri Pittman
You have VM on? Yep, I turned it on because I was using the machine on the Net and 8MB wasn't enough. I didn't try turning it off last night, but will play around with that tonight. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another thought - you *are* looking at the Total RAM in the About This Macintosh window, right? As opposed to the available RAM... Yep, but the total RAM figure includes the 16MB on disk. I'm starting to think it might be useful to turn

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread Teri Pittman
Virtual Memory OFF and 32bit mode ON. :) Then see what it says. That was it. They're 1MB SIMMs. I turned off Virtual memory, put those SIMMs in Bank A and got 4MB total RAM. Virtual memory must have masked it somehow. A couple of questions that hopefully won't take us OT: At what point

Re: More on the RAM

2002-05-24 Thread the pickle
At 18:48 -0800 on 24/05/02, Teri Pittman wrote: Since Gamba asked, here are the details. The label on the package says VCI 4MB 70ns 30 pin memory SIMM single It's a 2 chip simm, that sort of half height size. Back of the chip says HB56G18B 8A 9241 XX It dawned on me while looking at these

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread the pickle
At 19:13 -0800 on 24/05/02, Teri Pittman wrote: A couple of questions that hopefully won't take us OT: At what point does one become jaded at playing with these machines? Are Power Macs ever as much fun? 1) Never. 2) Yes. the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml Software Archive

Re: RAM puzzlement

2002-05-24 Thread Teri Pittman
Are Power Macs ever as much fun? . 2) Yes. Really?? This 6100 doesn't seem nearly as interesting as the LC520s or II-somethings. Did I just get a boring beige Power Mac? I confess, I have been eyeing the stuff on Mystics Takkys. Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is

Re: More on the RAM

2002-05-24 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm off to turn off virtual memory and play around with these again. Make sure 32bit mode is ON too! :) = http://www.junkscience.com All the Junk that's fit to Debunk! __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! -

Re: Personal LaserWriter LS -- RAM question

2002-05-11 Thread Scott Holder
At 07:42 PM 5/11/2002 -0700, you wrote: Sounds like DIP (Dual Inline Package) DRAM chips. 256K x 1bit each. 8 of those make up 256 Kilobytes, 9 if it uses parity. If you can find something like an old PC/AT or other 286 with 1meg onboard, there's the chips you need. :) I have a basement full of

SE/30 RAM (was System requirements for 7.1 or 7.5.3)

2002-05-01 Thread Eagle
true? It sure looks like RAM to me -- but, then, I'm no expert on the SE/30. Also, since I don't KNOW that I have Mode32 installed, I've likely been running on only 8MB anyway. :) Point is, I shouldn't miss the RAM when it's gone, and it should go a long way to helping my NeXTcube. :o Eagle

Re: SE/30 RAM (was System requirements for 7.1 or 7.5.3)

2002-05-01 Thread the pickle
that slot is indeed a ROM slot. Is that really true? It sure looks like RAM to me -- but, then, I'm no Yes. ROM SIMM. Required for the SE/30 to boot since it doesn't have onboard ROM. the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml Software Archive ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl

Re: RAM Sound

2002-04-27 Thread R.A. Cantrell
on 4/26/02 8:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this is most likely basic but I have two stupid questions. 1. How do you tell how much RAM is in the computer? 2. I have Stereo speakers plugged in to the Sound Output Port but only get sound out of one speaker

Re: RAM Sound

2002-04-27 Thread jsoderlund
2. I have Stereo speakers plugged in to the Sound Output Port but only get sound out of one speaker. Is that normal? ( The speakers do get stereo sound on my PC so I know the do work) Thanks, Jeff Are the speakers amplified? -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell Yes they are. Jeff --

Re: RAM Sound

2002-04-27 Thread the pickle
At 21:23 -0400 on 26/04/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this is most likely basic but I have two stupid questions. 1. How do you tell how much RAM is in the computer? Other than booting it and going to About This Macintosh? Try the How do I ID this RAM chip in the FAQ. the pickle FAQ

RAM Sound

2002-04-26 Thread jsoderlund
I know this is most likely basic but I have two stupid questions. 1. How do you tell how much RAM is in the computer? 2. I have Stereo speakers plugged in to the Sound Output Port but only get sound out of one speaker. Is that normal? ( The speakers do get stereo sound on my PC so I know the do

Re: RAM Sound

2002-04-26 Thread dhill
2. I have Stereo speakers plugged in to the Sound Output Port but only get sound out of one speaker. Is that normal? ( The speakers do get stereo sound on my PC so I know the do work) Not a dumb question at all. I have the amsay oblempray with my 7100. -- Caddo County Harpman - ccharpman! Do

Re: RAM Sound

2002-04-26 Thread J.S. Garrison
- Original Message - From: dhill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Vintage Macs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 7:05 PM Subject: Re: RAM Sound 2. I have Stereo speakers plugged in to the Sound Output Port but only get sound out of one speaker. Is that normal? ( The speakers do

Re: IIFX ram

2002-04-02 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Jack Countryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a set of 4 4 meg 64 pin simms, and several 64 pin 1 meg simms here if anyone is interested. I think I got this for an old LaserWriter that ended up needing other expensive repairs I didn't try. Make offer... LaserWriter SIMMs won't

Re: that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-04-01 Thread Dirk Kautz
--- flawed jai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wizard--I'm following this discussion with interest. while i do not understand every last thing you are talking about, i had never heard of converting the RAM on a IIfx before. i gather that you are studying the structure of how the RAM cips

wizard:raino has some IIfx RAM

2002-04-01 Thread flawed jai
wizard: [EMAIL PROTECTED] offered me a set of IIfx RAM sticks just a few days back. try her and see if she still has them. i didn't have the cash or paypal to take her offer at the time. and keep us posted. curiouser and curiouser. go, wizard, go! janet http://community.webtv.net

Re: that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-04-01 Thread Gregg Eshelman
MicroMac sells (or sold) SIMM stackers that would put four 30pin SIMMs in each IIfx slot. Expensive though! (Like most of their stuff.) The SIMM stackers for the IIfx are for 64 pin SIMMs. What makes the IIfx's SIMMs special is that they have separate pins for data input and

Re: that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-04-01 Thread the pickle
At 00:15 -0800 on 01/04/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: MicroMac sells (or sold) SIMM stackers that would put four 30pin SIMMs in each IIfx slot. Expensive How did they overcome the problem that four 30-pin SIMMs make a 32-bit RAM chip, which is then sitting in an 8-bit slot? the pickle FAQ http

Re: that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-04-01 Thread Robert Gray
30pin SIMMs in 64pin application so I'd assume it was, at least trivially, not possible. Had it been, they would have done so inasmuch as real RAM maxed out would cost around $1K. With 96 megs, I can only remember a few times having to quit a program to make room for another so I've shared

Re: that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-04-01 Thread Robert Gray
The specs are still on MicrMac's site: http://www.micromac.com/products/simmdoubler_ii.html They weren't for 30pins! Of course, nobody would go out and buy eight 8MB SIMMs to configure a 64MB memory. They'd buy the 16MB SIMMs at something more than twice the cost of 8MB units and then

that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-03-31 Thread flawed jai
wizard--I'm following this discussion with interest. while i do not understand every last thing you are talking about, i had never heard of converting the RAM on a IIfx before. i gather that you are studying the structure of how the RAM cips and pins were designed for the IIfx and coming

Re: that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-03-31 Thread Mark Benson
they can take something else besides the 64 pin simms they were made with. be sure to keep us posted on what you find and how it works out. and i am on the lookout for any way i can max up my RAM on my two--either the standard way, or by another more ingenious way. I believe, and I've been wrong

Re: that IIfx RAM by wizard

2002-03-31 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- flawed jai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wizard--I'm following this discussion with interest. while i do not understand every last thing you are talking about, i had never heard of converting the RAM on a IIfx before. i gather that you are studying the structure of how the RAM cips

64 MB RAM-kit for IIfx

2001-09-25 Thread STEFAN DAEHLER
It was a thread about two weeks ago. Now, as I did some in-depth research I found a URL which may be of interest to you, François, and perhaps to others too: http://www.nextag.com/Kingston_64MB_KIT_FOR_APPLE_MAC_IIFX_~2291523z3znzmainz2-htm Try it!Steff -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: 72 pin RAM

2001-09-20 Thread the pickle
At 22:21 -0700 on 19/09/01, Anand Keathley wrote: Thanks for everyone's help so far. Another novice question. For those Macs that use 72 pin RAM, is it interchangable? Meaning will it work or Generally, yes. RAM is RAM, for the most part. damage the mac if it is a certain speed, (xx ns

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