My model 70 (386 version) wants 85ns 2MB modules. My blue lightning 70 (486) won't accept those. It demands 2MB 80ns modules. On Nov 11, 2015 8:36 PM, "Jules Richardson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Just dug my IBM 65sx out, which had already lost 2 of its original 6MB due > to a bad memory module - but it seems like the remaining 4MB is not very > happy, either, and it flakes out at 3.7MB or so. > > Obviously I need to source some replacement RAM. Does anyone know if the > systems are picky about what they'll work with? I believe they have to have > parity (unless there's some magic jumper/setting somewhere to make it work > with non-parity stuff), but are there any other gotchas involved in terms > of DRAM type, capacities etc.? > > (I'm wondering about trying some of the RAM from my SGI Indigo2, but I > think that would mean losing 128MB from the system to give up a 32MB module > for the IBM, as I believe the SGI needs them to be installed in groups of 4 > - that's assuming that it's even compatible, anyway) > > cheers > > Jules > >
