jumper@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Michael Lanham) (11/20/90)
Hello world, My PS2/30 has two SIMM chip modules that together make up 640KB of base memory. I have an old model 30 (ie 8088 chip) in this machine and i am wondering if i could purchase some 1 MB x 1 SIMM chips and put 2 MB on my motherboard? can this be done and have the computer work? will it recognize the extra memory? i friend told me that 8088 cannot access anything beyond 1 MB, is this true? thanks for all the help (in advance) -- He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. --- Sir William Drummond Michael Lanham mjlanham@eos.ncsu.edu & jumper@.catt.ncsu.edu
py@meadow.uucp (Peter Yeung) (11/21/90)
In article <1990Nov19.221638.15219@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jumper@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Michael Lanham) writes: >Hello world, >motherboard? can this be done and have the computer work? will it recognize > the extra memory? i friend told me that 8088 cannot access anything beyond 1 >MB, is this true? Your friend was right. There is no point in increasing the memory on the motherboard to >1Meg (I doubt you can do it though). The only extra memory that can be used by 8088 based boxes is EMS (or LIM) which requires a special memory card. -- Peter Yeung Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center 2000 Argentia Road, Plaza 2, Suite 300 Mississauga, Ont. L5N 1V8 Phone: (416) 542-6300 Fax: (416) 858-2233