VOGONS

Search

Common searches

Cache SIMM compatibility

Topic actions

First post, by digitaldrifter

Posted on 
User metadata
Rank Newbie
Rank
Newbie

Is anyone familiar with COAST modules? I'm looking at some old 486 class machines which take CELP SIMMS, but the specs say that they take asynchronous, write-through modules, but the only ones I seem to find are pipeline-burst ones made for socket 7 machines. Are these backwards-compatible? Confuzzed.

Reply 1 of 1, by luckybob

Posted on 
User metadata
Rank l33t
Rank
l33t

absolutely not.

That being said, of all the "standard" memory modules made, the ones with 2 square chip and 1 small rectangle are the PENTIUM version of the cache cards. The ones that just have 9 rectangle chips are the ones the are for the 486 class machines. I have one around here somewhere, with no board. if you cant find one on ebay let me know.

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Go to top of page Go to top of page
Back to General Old Hardware
Close window
Close window