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Post #7 by philallin
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateFri, 20 Mar 2009 - 22:34
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/upgrade-lc475-vram-from-512k-to-1mb.16914/
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I dug out the LC.
It has 2 pieces of Apple Computer 820-0605-a (printed on the board) with 4 Toshiba TC524258BJ-10 chips per SIMM.

Definatly not Quadra RAM nor 8.24 video card RAM (have some of that on a video card).

820-0605-A same as the sticks that I have, but I have been researching and found something I didn't previously know.

The chips mounted onto each stick has a long number stamped across its centre, the end of the number is always in the format of -xx or -x where x or xx are digits. These digits refer to the speed of the chip i.e. -8 would indicate 80ns speed.

Of the 4 sticks of 512kb VRAM I have recently bought 2 have -10, one -8, and one -7.

I am guessing that as the LC475 requires a pair of 80ns VRAM sticks I currently do not have the correct specification.

Why would 3 different speed sticks all have the same part number stamped onto them????

Is Apple trying to confuse me or am I just missing something here?

mp.ls