> The Digital Audio has this quirk that it has 3 physical RAM slots but > 4 logical ones.
System buses have a finite load capacity. The trade-off was the sum of slots on the associated LSI chip is seven. Earlier models had three PCI slots and four RAM slots, for a total of seven. DA and QS models have four PCI slots and three RAM slots, also for a total of seven. The eighth load on the bus? It is used by the processor in all cases. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
