Subject: Re: 3000/300 : SCSI speed & RAM questions
To: Brook Milligan <brook@biology.nmsu.edu>
From: nm <nmanisca@vt.edu>
List: port-alpha
Date: 02/05/2000 13:16:43
At 09:25 PM 2/4/00 -0700, Brook Milligan wrote:
> >> I have heard that it is possible to use drops of solder to convert a
> >> non-recognized 32MB simms to a recognized 32MB simms but it is not
> >> trivial.
>
> Dolf de Waal seems to be very knowledgable in this area. He is
> the person who informed me of the presence detection bits.
>
> The following information is almost directly from Dolf de Waal.
>
> There are four presence detection bits on ps/2 simms. Two of
> the bits indicate the access time. The other two indicate
> the memory size.
>
>Are there any "official" documents that describe this setup? I
>presume there is no requirement for SIMM vendors to sell products with
>the correct jumpering of these pads?
I really have no idea if this is a requirement for simms or not. I
have never come across any technical docs related to something like
this. Sorry.
Nick