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Re: Does anyone recognize these SIMMs?

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From: Jack Wolff
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 21:01
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On Fri, 20 Sep 2002 23:46:18 +0100, Harry Broomhall
<haeb@pc60.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>On Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:59:57 GMT, wolfmanjackSPAM@callnetuk.com (Jack
>Wolff) wrote:
>
>>I have a pair of 72 pin SIMMs, bought s/hand, as follows@
>>
>>Each SIMM has eight chips on it (all on one side), each with the
>>description:
>>SAMSUNG 109
>>K4E640411D-JC60
>>UELK23DB KOREA
>
>   These are descibed in my list as 16Mbit x 4bit units, which means
>that 8 of them are 16Mbit x 32bit, which equates to 64Mbyte of RAM.
>
>>
>>Furthermore, each SIMM has a paper sticker as follows:
>>IRL DEM NE03216C-C4--T6
>>16X32 EDO 60 64MB
>>.>;3191101402
>>Void if Removed
>
>   This sticker appears to be correct!
>
>>
>>Now I would have expected these to be 64MB each, but having tried them
>>in both a Dell Optiplex GL 5100 and a Mitsubishi Apricot MS series, I
>>find that they are only 16MB each.
>>
>>Is this simply a question of mislabelled SIMMs or is there something
>>else I should be aware of?
>
>
>   This is not uncommon with some motherboards.  Either change the
>SIMMs or change the motherboards so that they match!
>
>    Try them in a late super socket 7 motherboard and you *may* get
>64Mbytes.
>
>     OTOH the decode of the part number reads oddly, so they may only
>fit a very limited set of units.
>
>     Regards,
>           Harry.
>

Thanks to all who have replied.  I will verify with the vendor
tomorrow.
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From: wolfmanjackSPAM@callnetuk.com (Jack Wolff)
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