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From: abdenour@mist.cs.orst.edu (Abdennour A. MOUSSAOUI)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac IIci SIMM Configuration (Refes?)
Keywords: I know, but they don't ?
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Date: 6 Mar 90 23:44:13 GMT
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In article <543@iceman.jcu.oz> chma@iceman.jcu.oz (Michael Antolovich) writes:
>
>We just got our sticky little fingers on a IIci (5Meg/105Meg).  Actually
>we used Apples 1Meg and added 4 Meg (3rd party, but installed by Apple).
>The Mac died after 30 min.  After 2 days at the dealer, the mother board
>was changed and the Mac came back.  This time Bank B had the 1 Meg and
>Bank A had our 4Meg.  Now I'm sure that I heard that for better memory
>efficency, 1 Meg in Bank A with 4Meg in B is the best configuration.
>	When I asked about this at the dealer, their tech. bascially said
>he never heard of this and since it isn't in his notes, we'll be charged
>for swapping over the SIMMS (we can do it, but they threaten warrenty death
>etc.).  Is this a know fact from Apple and if so, where is it documented
>(so I can rub it in the face of the little arse hole :-).
>	By the way, (now I'm only talking about the few that I have dealt
>with in an academic experience, in Australia and the US), why are Apple
>Dealers such slimy little bastards ?  The answer has something to do with
>the fact that (for academics at least) they are the only source of Mac
>products available and so don't need to be 'buyer friendly'.
>	This little fiasco has been going on for a couple of weeks and I
>think I'm a little miffed so excuse my out-burst.  
>					Michael


Your lucky day! I use a mac IIci that had 1 meg originally then I added
to it 4 megs using 70ns fast page-memory chips. 1 meg in bank A and
4 megs in bank B. I did it myself and didn't have a single problem. 
I voided the warranty but who cares for three months they are gone.
Reference to use with your dealer is in:
Macintosh IIci Owner's Guide: pages 116,117 which came with the computer.
in page 116 there is a diagram that shows different configs. one of then
is 1meg in A and 4 megs in B no mention of vice versa.
In page 117 it say: "Bank A and B are interchangeable, but for best performance
with video, the amount of RAM in bank B should be GREATER or equal to the amount
of RAM in bank A."

So go to the dealer and have them do it and don't pay them a penny !!!

there might be a problem with the memory that you bought it should be
at least 80ns and also fast-page mode ships(just the vendor what type
they are, there is no way to tell what type they are by just looking at them).
Or there is a problem with the motherboard?

good luck!
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