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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386 Memory question (simms)
Message-ID: <1640110@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 30 May 90 23:03:13 GMT
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Organization: HP Lovecraft Division
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>I'm about to buy an SX that
>comes standard with 1mb in 4 256k simms. I asked
>the salesperson if it was possible to have 1
>1mb simm in it's place. He went on to say that 
>in order to use 1mb simms I have to use a minimum
>config of 4 meg!!!
>
>Is this correct?
>
>this machine is an Arche 386SX if you need to know.

Maybe. The hardware design determines the permissible SIMM configurations.
It is possible the design requires a minimum of 4 physical SIMMs or some
multiple of 4 to work. One of the PCs I work with requires 1, 2, 4 or 8
SIMMs be plugged in. 3, 5, 6 and 7 SIMMs are illegal combinations.

			   Danny Low
    "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
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