Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool2.mu.edu!uunet!timbuk!cs.umn.edu!kksys!com50!rosevax!atc!s5000!gray From: gray@s5000.RSVL.UNISYS.COM (Bill Gray x2128) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Adding 1MB to an old Macintosh+ Keywords: RAM,Mac+ Message-ID: <68@s5000.RSVL.UNISYS.COM> Date: 23 Jan 91 21:15:57 GMT References: <42927@ut-emx.uucp> <1991Jan22.232006.19814@midway.uchicago.edu> Reply-To: gray@rsvl.unisys.com Organization: Unisys - Roseville, MN Lines: 24 Kathy Strong's instructions on SIMM installation are fine, but you might not want to "clip the resistor off" as she suggests. On my Plus, I just clipped one lead and bent the resistor away. I also got faster RAM than I needed (80ns, I think). The rationale is simple: Someday you might want to move up to a newer, faster Mac. You can take your SIMMs with you if they are fast enough. But to sell the Plus, you'll want to restore it to original 1MB condition. To do that, you'll need your 256K SIMMs--and that resistor. . . It's a lot easier to resolder one lead than to find the little rascal if you yanked it out. If you know you'll never upgrade, you can nuke the resistor and use slower (and cheaper, but not much) SIMMs. Cheers, Bill -- : gray@rsvl.unisys.com : : : : My gun is safer than Ted : : Unisys has enough problems without being : Kennedy's car. : : blamed for my personal opinions. : :