At 18:36 +1000 on 30/03/03, dana sibera wrote: >From the (basic) knowledge I have of memory, the number of address lines >(column and row) that are either >physically connected to the simm socket, or even physically available on the >memory controller, comes into play. If the >motherboard doesn't have the lines available to address more than 4mb per >socket (and the onboard ram can be >effectively seen as a hardwired simm, logically) then seeing any more will >need hardware fiddling.
Right, but that's a banking issue more than anything else. There are X number of banks the controller can address, but the capacity of each bank is *much* higher than 4 MB. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
