on 11/09/02 04:59, Rick McCutcheon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > now, i'm just plain curious.... if i have it right in my head, then it > goes like this: this rig always shipped with 8 on the motherboard; and > there is a further fixed 8 put in by apple for a consistent total of 16;
Some early 1400/117 shipped with a 4MB apple card for 12MB base. > then it only makes sense that there is a further upgrade in one of the > expansion slots of 16, because it wouldn't make sense to put in two 8 meg > cards-not something anyone would do (although theoretically possible); so > the only possible answer is 8+8 (fixed) +16, so i need a 32 meg card to > fill the final slot....have i got it? You are spot on - there COULD be 2x8MB in the customer RAM - VERY unusual, in handling some 50 1400s over the years I've only twice seen 8MB customer RAM cards. Possible but I'll go 33/1 against. > Is it safe to assume that any 32 Meg card advertised for a PB1400 will be the right one (assuming an honest vendor) and it will piggy-back onto the 16 Meg card? Assuming both the 16 and the 32 have pass thru connectors to allow them to be stacked, there is a FAIRLY GOOD chance. Some 16 and 32 MB combos DON�T work, the RAM spec as always was open to change/interpretation and some 16s don't work with some 32s, again I've seldom seen it, but you are best to get it on sale or return just in case. Good sensible questions. Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
