Pentium 1 machines "_must_" have SIMM's installed in pairs.
       Some manufacturers (FIC) had boards with a single SDRAM or DIMM slot.

P2 machine (unless other wise specified) can be installed one at a time.
       Some Server designs require pair installation.

Sam.

Todd Young wrote:

> I would think most older machines are going to use either SIMMs or 
> DIMMs. Most SIMMs are pretty interchangable, depending upon how much 
> RAM the machine can handle. DIMMs on the other hand can be PC66, 
> PC100, or PC133 and I know for a fact that they aren't always 
> interchangable. Some machines HAVE to have PC66, not PC100 or PC133. 
> In that case you would have to look up the actual specs for that 
> machine or motherboard.
>
> rpgoldman at real-time.com wrote:
>
>> Here's a dumb question --- anybody know of a site on the web that
>> provides pictures to help us tell what sort of memory our old crufty
>> hardware will take?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> r
>>
>


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