Actually you're partially correct Mike. There are a lot of variants of DIMMs; SDRAM, DDR, EDO (3.3v, 5v) FPM, and so forth. To make sure that a person does not plug a 3.3v EDO DIMM into a board that accepts only 5v EDO DIMMs for instance, the socket are made in such a way that the key (the extra notch along the gold fingers) are off by a couple millimeters. These differences are not readily apparent until one compares these DIMMs side by side. These variants BTW are all documented by some standard body (JEDEC I think) and should be available online for the viewing pleasure of the curious. --- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 23:01:28 -0600 Subject: Re: PC RAm to Mac(?) Results From: Mike Hebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Monday, March 24, 2003, at 11:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The DIMMs were 168-pin, and while they did not tell me the memory size, > the label did say they were "EDO." > Why then, in spite of the same pin configuration, did they not even fit > into my 7300? I can tell you from experience that they probably won't fit. The slots are cut just slightly off so that they don't seat properly between PCs and Macs. BTDT -> BTTS (Been There Done That -> Bought The Tee Shirt) Mike Hebel -- 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
