On Sun 02 Apr, Dave Laundon wrote: > Frans van Egmond wrote: > > > I noticed two chips (both with a number 256 on them) assuming these are > the > > RAM chips, I couldn't find other chips resembling RAM chips in my SAM, > this > > would make 512K, right? > > However when switched on the SAM reports 256k... > > Is it faulty? > > > > Frans > > Each chip is 256K x 4-bits making 256KB in total. In 512K machines there > are four chips, the other two being accessible without having to take SAM > appart, behind the small plastic cover in the middle of the base. > > Dave. >
My Sam has nothing behind the ram expansion cover and yet has 512k RAM. Spooky eh? Well actually I did the cheapo ram expansion with just bare chips and a bit of wire. Works fine so no regrets. ************************************************************ ***This has been emailed to you by a Acorn Risc PC 233MHZ*** ************************************************************
