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EDO Ram Identification

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First post, by brostenen

Posted on 2014-09-02, 19:32

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Does someone here on Vogons know what this EDO Ram module is?
All I know is, that it might be 60 ns ram...

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Reply 1 of 7, by jwt27

Posted on 2014-09-02, 20:55

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Google that number and you'll find a datasheet here: http://www.datasheetfind.com/details/12476478.html

Says it's 4Mx32 (each module, not each chip), so that's 128Mbit, which is 16MB.

Reply 2 of 7, by Stiletto

Posted on 2014-09-02, 21:11

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Google results imply that VIS VM43217805BJSB-6 is:
Manufacturer: Vanguard International Semiconductor
4 X 32Mb 72Pin EDO RAM SIMM SMA72 60ns

Datasheets:
http://www.datasheets360.com/part/detail/vm43 … 38786?comp=6224
http://www.datasheetarchive.com/VM43217805B-datasheet.html

PN Decode from Datasheet:
VIS Product DRAM SIMM (72 pin) 4Mx32 EDO, 2K ref., 2M x 8 DRAM, B component Revision, SOJ, Tin/lead, B PC Board revision, 60 ns

[EDIT] just missed jwt27's post.

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Reply 3 of 7, by brostenen

Posted on 2014-09-02, 21:26

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Thanks. 1000 times. And you all helped me to help myself in the future. Nice. 😜
Had an idea that it was 8+ megabyte, yet not that much. And I have two of them.
They will come to use, when my AWE32 arrive one of the next days.

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Reply 4 of 7, by JaNoZ

Posted on 2014-09-03, 19:11

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AWE32 needs 30pin ram, yours won't fit.
I am sorry to spoil the excitement.

Reply 5 of 7, by brostenen

Posted on 2014-09-03, 21:24

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JaNoZ wrote:
AWE32 needs 30pin ram, yours won't fit.
I am sorry to spoil the excitement.

Well... True. Sad. Well.... At least I got a good laugh out of it. 😁
Just proves how little I can remember about old memmory. 🤣

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Reply 6 of 7, by tayyare

Posted on 2014-09-04, 20:28

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brostenen wrote:
JaNoZ wrote:
AWE32 needs 30pin ram, yours won't fit.
I am sorry to spoil the excitement.

Well... True. Sad. Well.... At least I got a good laugh out of it. 😁
Just proves how little I can remember about old memmory. 🤣

OWC (Other World Computing) still sells 16MB 30 pin SIMMs. They market them as Apple RAMs, but I used them for AWE32, AWE64 (with SIMMConn)and as system memory on 386 builds, all with success.

EDIT: Sorry, I used their 72 pin SIMMs on AWE64 SIMMConn... 😊

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Reply 7 of 7, by n1mr0d

Posted on 2014-09-04, 20:51

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QFT, those OWC modules work well in my CT3980 AWE32. Another seller i recommend is Keystron

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