on 5/23/02 11:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Just as most a Apples which, on paper, required 30- or 72-pin non-parity > SIMMs would gladly accept parity SIMMs, it is certainly possible, indeed it > is highly likely that Apples will accept ECC DIMMs, if all other requirements > are met, such as 5-volt power operation and FPM or EDO mode accessing, in the > same 168-pin package. The extra ECC bits (usually 5) will simply be ignored, > much as the extra parity bits (1 or 4) were ignored in the 30- and 72-pin > cases. > And this was the case for me! I installed the RAM (8X 32M sticks) and they all fitted nicely in the slots. As well, it booted up just fine, each one was recognized by the machine and (knock on wood) seems to be running normally. Still crossing my fingers though. BTW I got all 16 sticks (32M each) for $23 US on eBay. Not a bad haul. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
