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Article #45488Re: memory upgrading
From: Jim von Schmacht
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1990 17:07
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1990 17:07
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In article <18000026@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> cs225as@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
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>Just out of curiosity, what happens if you install 2.5 or 4 megs in a SE
>and don't snip the resistor off?
You get a machine that won't boot up. The resistor tells the system that
no simms exist with a higher density than 256k. If do what you asked about
you'll get a first hand look at a sad mac icon. Also, don't snip, desolder
the resistor - it's much easier to redo later!
--
Jim von Schmacht Senior Member, Project Test Staff Ashton Tate Corporation
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!hacgate!ashtate!jimvons From: jimvons@ashtate (Jim von Schmacht) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: memory upgrading Message-ID: <812@ashton.UUCP> Date: 2 Feb 90 17:07:17 GMT References: <18000026@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: jimvons@ashton.UUCP (Jim von Schmacht) Organization: Ashton-Tate, Torrance, CA Lines: 16