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Craig Dewick wrote:
> 
> In <34B0B8DF.735A@enterprise.net> John Robertson <robo@enterprise.net> writes:
> 
> >I'm confused about what simms will and will not
> >work with a SLC. I've read the faq and that suggests
> >that it will only take 4meg simms. However I'm shure I
> >read in this or related news group a meesage about using
> >16meg simms with this model. Has anyone any experiance of
> >this? and if so - can you use the cheaper generic parity
> >simms? (I guess that also applies to the 4meg simms also)
> 
> Ok, SLC's will definitely *not* work with 16 meg SIMM's. I've tried some
> full-parity 16 meg SIMM's and the machine dies a horrible death. Maybe this
> could be something that was fixed with later bootROM versions?
> 
> Make sure that the SIMM's you use are *full* parity (ie. there must not be
> any unfilled device locations on each RAM module like the more regular
> single-bit parity SIMM's have), otherwise the RAM tests fail.



 Plain and simple, 

  The SLC can't utilize 16MB modules, only 1MB or 4MB mods. Its capacity
is 16MB total.  Now, the ELC can handle up to 64MB via 4X36
"true-parity" SIMMS.

  You can drop plain-ole PC memory in the ELC or SLC just as long the
memory is "true-parity" and NOT LOGICAL.  There is a difference.

   I've been there, done that.


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