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- From: des@frogland (David Shepherd)
- Subject: Re: 1x9 vs. 1x3 memory
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.173401.9520@wraxall.inmos.co.uk>
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- References: <1992Sep11.164957.5227@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 17:34:01 BST
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- ajb8886@ritvax.isc.rit.edu wrote:
- [[ different 1Mb simms ]]
- : That's the first I've heard of 1MB*3s. What you're really referring to is
- : the fact that they use 1mb*4 bit chips instead of 1mb*1bit chips on the sim.
-
- i think 1Mbx3 is now an accepted shorthand for a 1Mb SIMM using 2 1Mbx4
- chips and 1 1Mbx1 chip -- i.e, the 3 chip SIMM
-
- : It should make no difference whatsoever: both types of simms are 1MB * 9 bits,
- : just packaged differently. The result should be transparent to the computer.
-
- people do mention that the refresh parameters on 1 3 chip SIMM are
- slightly different from 1 9 chip SIMM. on older motherboards the
- refresh signal regime may not be compatible with a 3 chip SIMM.
-
- i think the advice is get a guarantee that you can return/swap them if
- they don't work.
-
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