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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.
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> 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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