on 9/22/01 10:11 AM, Doug Wilson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> on 9/23/2001 0:06, Ron Darlington at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I also have the beige desktop 233, the very first one. I don't have a clue
>> about your problem but maybe you can help me with mine. Namely ram limits.
>> Apple specs say max ram is 192 MB. Most other sources say 384 or 768. I
>> suspect there were two 233 desktops made and the second could address more
>> ram. Anyway.....I have 256MB in one slot, and 32MB in each of the remaining
>> two slots which total 320MB, but only 192MB are recognized by the computer.
>> Is there a tweak or software that could get me all the ram I have installed.
>> Probably it would require a rom chip replacement, but I have looked
>> everywhere and have found no one wha has addressed this situtation (yet).
>
> You need a Rev.B ROM for your machine. OWC <http://www.fastermacs.com> used
> to carry them. The Rev.B ROM will also allow you to use your second IDE
> channel on the motherboard.
ALLRIGHT! Thanks. I've never replaced a rom chip. Is it soldered or
remavable......do I need a qualified techie to do it? How much should the
Rev.B ROM cost?
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