you should be fine just adding the 2 new dimms in the empty slots, but for future ref. interleaving is putting the same size/type dimms in a1-b1 and a2-b2 etc, this is reported to give you about 10% faster ram
On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 10:51 PM, Robert P. McAllister wrote: > Teresa Masters wrote: >> Re my 7300/200. currently with 96K memory. I have ordered and >> received >> two 128K memory and await installation. I thought I only had two >> memory >> slots, that is why I ordered two new ones. I now read here that there >> are 8 slots, is that correct or did I misread? If that is the case, >> must >> the two already in there be removed or can they work with the two new >> ones? How much ram is resident on the board? >> Thanks, >> Happy New Year to All, >> Teresa >> >> > > Yes, there are 8 DIMM slots on the board. There is no soldered on > memory. It's best to use identical DIMM, all EDO or FPM, rather than a > hodgepodge of sizes. I'd pull the 64 and 32 MB DIMM, which are likely > slower than the new 128 MB anyway. > > For faster memory performance (app. 10% in my two PCI Macs) you can > interleave the new DIMM. Without looking at a board I forget the exact > numbering scheme, but you install the DIMM in corresponding slots (A1 > and A2, B1 and B2,...). > > -+-+-+- > > RPM -- 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
