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(Fwd) Re: DIMM-RAM for the 755CX?



> > 
> Sorry, the DIMM memory modules do not work in the 755CX.  I ordered 
> and received one from IBM PC-Direct (16MB).  Although it fits 
> physically, the DIMM modules are non-parity and the 755CX needs 
> parity memory (or vice-versa, can't remember).  When I discovered 
> this, I called IBM and spoke with one of the design engineers who 
> said this was indeed true, so I returned the DIMM for a 16MB DRAM 
> card instead.  IBM has (supposedly) since updated the sales/order 
> system to let the sales people know that 755CX<->DIMM are 
> incompatible.
> ----------
> Jim Lee				Diamond Quest Consulting
> leejim@peak.org			30563 Ridge St
> http://www.peak.org/~leejim	Lebanon, OR 97355
> 

Does this mean that there is no way to upgrade RAM in the 755CX step by step?
IBM offers 32MB DRAM-Cards but if one uses DRAM one can't use more than one
card at a time which means that either I buy the 32MB now or I buy 16MB now
which I can't use later if I need 32 MB - is it really like this?

Christoph Eyrich
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eyrich@zedat.fu-berlin.de