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memory for a PM 5500

memory for a PM 5500 Hardware 4 posts Jan 13, 2008 — Jan 14, 2008

#1 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 - 22:53

Can a PowerMac 5500 use PC100 RAM?

It looks like the same size and pin configuration, but I'm not 100% sure.

Thanks!

#2 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 - 00:05

Nope. The won't even fit together. I'm pretty sure the 5500 wants 5V EDO RAM (168 pins and about the same length as PC66/PC100/PC133, but electrically and physically incompatible).

Peace,

Drew

#3 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 - 02:10

As alk writes: No! The 5500 must have 5V 64MB (max.) 168-pin EDO 2k 60ns DRAM.

Not SDRAM. Especially not 3.3V, unless you are into magic smoke release.

de

#4 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 - 02:35

Well, glad I didn't try it then!! 8-o

I did some more checking, and discovered that I have the max amount of RAM for the 5500 anyway...

Thanks!