Jim Gerlach <GERLACHJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> (12/02/90)
I have a PS/2 Model 50Z with a ESDI 60MB drive. It currently has 1MB of RAM and I would like to increase that to 2MB. I understand that IBM SIMM's are expensive and I am wondering if 3rd party RAM is a viable option. Suggestions and comments are welcome. Also... what could I use the original 1MB for? Jim Gerlach - Cancer Research Laboratories GERLACHJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA (NetNorth/BITNET) Room 358, Botterell Hall tel (613) 545-6446 Kingston, Ontario fax (613) 544-9708 CANADA K7L 3N6
cur022%cluster@ukc.ac.uk (Bob Eager) (12/03/90)
In article <90336.033818GERLACHJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>, GERLACHJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA (Jim Gerlach) writes: > I have a PS/2 Model 50Z with a ESDI 60MB drive. It currently has 1MB of RAM > and I would like to increase that to 2MB. I understand that IBM SIMM's are > expensive and I am wondering if 3rd party RAM is a viable option. Suggestions > and comments are welcome. I just bought a 2MB RAM card for the same model. I found a Kingston card (I understand they are reasonably highly regarded) for 189 pounds over here. Since they are a US manufacturer, I would guess the same amount in dollars for you! As a comparison, the cheapest I could get an IBM card for was about 340 pounds. The Kingston card was a KTM2000/M70. That's right, it is also used in the Model 70. It seems fine. No problems fitting it; just snap out the hard drive, floppy drive, interface cards and the subchassis (there is even a special tool for that stored inside the machine). I ran the IBM memory test from the reference disk (Ctrl-A at the first menu) and it seems fine. > .......................... Also... what could I use the original 1MB for? I don't know, but I'd be interested in the answer. I have a 2-8MB expansion card in a Model 80, with two out of four SIMMs fitted. Is the 1MB card likely to work there? (the 2MB SIMMS are the same for the 50Z and this expansion card). -------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Bob Eager | University of Kent at Canterbury | +44 227 764000 ext 7589 -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------