hannanp@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Paula Hannan) (10/25/90)
Background: I am currently trying to increase the memory in my Zenith Z-286 machine in order to use Windows 3.0. This machine, which is two years old, currently has the minimum 512k. After contacting several Zenith dealears I have received conflicting answers and price quotes from 900.00 for 1 Meg to a *cheap* 525.00 for 2 Meg. My current working theory is that I am going to have to buy the Zenith card which expands the memory to 640 and fill the additional empty banks with Zenith memory. (Which would take me to 1.5M) Questions: Is there any way to avoid using Zenith memory and the associtated outrageous prices? Can I expand beyond the first 1.5M using standard Lotus/Intel memory? (According the the manual this memory goes into a standard AT slot) I am especially interested in hearing from anyone who has installed memory on the Z-286 or its close cousin the Z-248. Thanks in advance for your help! Paula Hannan