Re: Can Gateway 386 30-pin SIMMs work in IIgs QRAM card?

[yeo@pigeon.qut.edu.au (Willie Yeo)]

stephen e buggie (buggie@capella.unm.edu) wrote:

: I am uncertain of compatibility.  The A2/Mac one meg 30-pin SIMMs each 
: have 8 cips on the simm, but these from Gateway 386 have NINE chips.

	As I understand, only those 3-chip 1Mb SIMMs can't be used. The GS 
ignores the parity chip (9th chip), so does the Mac. Always remember the 
SLOWEST SIMM in the first bank to the FASTEST on the last bank.

: Would anything be damaged if they were installed in QRAM and tried?  I 
: dont mind if the QRAM failed to recognize the memory beyond 4 megs, but 
: dont want to try if it will zap my ram card or IIgs.

	I wouldn't think there will be a problem (Don't take my word). I 
mixed and matched 8 and 9 chip SIMMs when I had my OctoRAM card. Now I 
have 9 chip SIMMs populating my Sirius RAM Card on my GS now. I am 
managing with 9 pin SIMMs now coz' those PC buggers get rids of their old 
286s - early 486s PC and I picked up those SIMMs dirt cheapo.

	My Sirius RAM (even OctoRAM I used to own) will only, at most with 
unusable SIMMs refuses to boot, or crashes so often you know the SIMM is 
giving problem. Otherwise, it doesn't harm my motherboard at any rate.

	As I said earlier, DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. This is only my own 
experience.

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