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From: jpw0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (JASON PAUL WALTERS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: GW2000 and SIMMS
Message-ID: <1993Apr5.190305.36421@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
Date: 5 Apr 93 19:03:05 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University
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In article <113956@bu.edu>, nshah@acs2.bu.edu writes:
>I have a gateway2000 483/33 local bus system.  It has 4 slots for SIMMS
>that either have to use 4 or 16MB simms.  My question:  I just
>received a 4x9 70ns simm and it has ~30 pins.  The slot on the
>motherboard has at least 70 or so pins.  Did I get the wrong simm
>or can I still use my simm , although not all the pins on the slot would
>be flilled.  I have never encountered such a long slot for simms before.
>Anyone have suggestions?  I can't get a hold of Gateway yet.  Thanks
>Please post to the net or :   nshah@acs.bu.edu
>
Yes, You bought the WRONG SIMMS.....You need 1X36 or 4X36, which are 72 pin
SIMMS.....These are better anyway becuase the send/receive data in 4byte
(32bit+4bit parity, one for each byte) Chunks. You will undoubtedly see these
SIMMS becoming more widely used in the near future.

Jason
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