Dear James, I would also go for a new motherboard and processor. I don't know if you have looked into the prices but 30 pins rams are very expensive per Mbytes in comparison to a 72 pin or even a DIMM. Right now i would buy a new board including PC100 DIMMS. That will give you in RAm and processor a up to date system for some time. I wouldn't say for how long as the technology is moving very fast. Advice, if you buy a new board it's best to buy a good brand. That is because of support and bios upgrades. Regards, Joop Boonen. "James (Jim) Hatridge" wrote:
Hi All;
I was about to order 4Mb Ram chips yesterday when the order taker asked me which I wanted 30 or 72 pin chips.....
Well, I don't know. Can anyone tell me how to tell which I need? I have a "OPTI-486WB" motherboard that was made in 1992. It has 8 slots with 1MB chips in each now.
Looking in the manual, one place it refers to the chips as "4MB SIM DRAM", another says "4M x 9 OF SIM" and yet another says "4M x 9,4 pcs". No where does it say anything about pins.
TIA!
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