[rescue] Stupid LX Tricks

[Dave Reader]

On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Neil McNeight wrote:

> 
> Greetings.
> 
> I'm trying to figure out how to stuff 128 Meg of RAM into an LX. It is
> apparently possible, but I don't know which parts to get. Apparently, the
> LX takes a 72-pin, 33-bit SIMM commonly found in 4 Meg and 16 Meg flavors.
> 
> Where can I find the 32 Meg version and, if possible, are they available
> in Sun barcoded flavors? Will 36-bit (true parity) FPM SIMMs work just as
> well?

I have an LX running 128Mb using 4x 16Mb 36 bit and 2x 32Mb 36 bit. 

An LX is happiest with fast simms (60nS), although mine seems to work ok
with 70nS parts.

d.