Cameron Kaiser on 3/26/02 12:36 AM wrote:

>>> This is a 1400cs/117, upgraded to a 1400c screen, with a Sonnet G3/333 +
>>> 512MB cache, 48MB RAM (at the moment :-/), Best Data 56K modem card, and
>>> 8-bit Apple video expansion card, running 8.1.
> 
>> Either get two 24 MB modules or one 48 module.
> 
> Ugh. You mean they have to be *matched*? I don't see any mention of this
> in the Service Manual or the User's Guide. If so, I just spent good money
> on a practically worthless module then. :-/
> 

They don't necessarily have to be matched in size but I recall that there
can be problems when combining different manufacturers and/or speeds.
Especially with earlier modules installed in the first series of 1400s (ie.
the 117MHz machines). Later releases tended to be more compatible.

I had a PB1400/133 that worked perfectly with a combination of 32MB + 16MB
modules. The 16MB module was installed when the 1400 was new and I purchased
the 32MB when the 1400 was about 3 years old. Even at the time I bought the
32MB module I was sweating it out wondering if it would work when I got it.
I lucked out

It's likely that if you order a 16MB module from the same place it will work
with the 32MB you purchased. However if you can return the 32MB and buy two
24MBs that would be a better solution. A 48MB would be best but very
expensive.

Basically it seems to be a crap shoot as to whether old and new modules will
work together.

-makmac


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