72-pin SIMM

[Radith]

Would 72-pin SIMM RAM chips be either EDO or FPM RAM.
Because after some research I could not find SD RAM chips which were 72-pins
SIMM's.

Also If all the RAM slots would only facilitate the 72-pin infrastructure
would that mean upgrade options would only mean EDO RAM at the maximum.

Cheers

 

[Jan Alter]

Those chips would also include parity and non-parity varieties in EDO I
bleieve. As for what chip sizes you could use you would need to check the mb
maker to see what sizes are usable.

 

[Manny]

Would 72-pin SIMM RAM chips be either EDO or FPM RAM (sic).
Yes.

Because after some research I could not find SD RAM chips
which were 72-pins SIMM's (sic).

No, because SIMMs aren't chips but are made of chips.
However I've never heard of SDRAM SIMMs for any standard
desktop PC.

Also If all the RAM slots would only facilitate the
72-pin infrastructure would that mean upgrade options
would only mean EDO RAM at the maximum.

Of course not, because the capacity and speed of the
memory modules are separate issues from the style of
the modules or the chips on them.

What in hell is wrong with you? Why do you write in
such a showy, muddled way, like a social science or
major? You may think it makes you seem smart, but
in reality it makes you seem like a poorly-educated
idiot. What you meant to ask was, "if all the RAM
slots are designed for 72-pin modules, is EDO the
best type of RAM I can use?" The answer is "yes."

 

[kony]

Would 72-pin SIMM RAM chips be either EDO or FPM RAM.
Because after some research I could not find SD RAM chips which were 72-pins
SIMM's.

Also If all the RAM slots would only facilitate the 72-pin infrastructure
would that mean upgrade options would only mean EDO RAM at the maximum.

Cheers

Up to a point, basic questions are welcomed here, but on the
other hand this is a newsgroup, and individually educating
everyone on basic priciples of yesteryear's systems is
beyond the scope of the group.

You would be better served reading some material as a
primer, since at this rate a few dozen years would pass
before you were brought up to speed, having each Q&A post
taking multiple days instead of learning several things in
the course of a few minutes.

Suggested online reading material includes
http://cma.zdnet.com/book/upgraderepair/

Many other technical primers also exist, can be found via
google.