At 14:15 -0700 on 10/05/02, John Niven wrote: >any cell on that row, hence the 4K refresh spec. I'm not sure about modern >PC's >but the older ones used to require 2K refresh DRAM. It's all down to how the >memory controller is designed. 2k refresh DRAMs would work in a 4K system but >not the other way around.
Anyone care to 'splain why the 4K SIMMs I've used work in *some* older Macs but not others? Differences in the tolerances of the RAM controllers, perhaps? >I asked the question about what the DRAM refresh requirement was for Macs on >this list a few weeks back and only got one reply. The Pickle said if it >wasn't >too tall it should work. Now while this seems to be the case, it's not a very >satifiying technical explaination ;-) Sorry Pickle, couldn't resist, I DO >appreciate your inputs. That's "the pickle" to you, Mister :) Honestly, I have yet to see 30-pin noncomposite RAM that *doesn't* work in a Mac, which was the reason for my (admittedly vague) reply. the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
