"James (Jim) Hatridge" wrote:
>
> Hi All;
>
> I was about to order 4Mb Ram chips yesterday when the order taker asked me
> which I wanted 30 or 72 pin chips.....
>
> Well, I don't know. Can anyone tell me how to tell which I need? I have a
> "OPTI-486WB" motherboard that was made in 1992. It has 8 slots with 1MB chips
> in each now.
>
> Looking in the manual, one place it refers to the chips as "4MB SIM DRAM",
> another says "4M x 9 OF SIM" and yet another says "4M x 9,4 pcs". No where
> does it say anything about pins.
>
Whoh!!!!!!! 30 pin simms are almost obsolete.
72 pin simms are getting there.
The new standard are pc-100 compliant dimms.
Look at your motherboard manual, you may need 30 pin,
but they should be dirt cheap.
30 pins simms are about 2.5 inches long ; and
72 pin simms are about 4 inches long.
Look at the slots on your motherboard.
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