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Adding memory modules, 2 installing options – Epson 386SX User Manual

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Adding Memory Modules

The standard Equity 386SX system comes with 1MB of on-

board memory. You can add SIMMs (single inline memory

modules) to increase the amount of memory in the computer.

With added SIMMs, the total amount of memory in your

computer must be one of the following: 2MB, 4MB, 6MB, 8MB,

10MB, 12MB, or 14MB.

You install SIMMs on the SIMM card that comes with
your computer. Any SIMMs you install must have 70ns

(nanosecond) access speed or faster to operate in the

Equity 386SX. Check with your dealer to ensure that the

correct type of SIMMs are used.

There are 16 SIMM sockets on the SIMM card organized in two

banks containing eight sockets each. Each socket can contain
either one 256KB or one 1MB SIMM. The following table
shows the possible configurations for the Equity 386SX:

Possible

Equity 386SX SIMM configurations

Left bank

Right bank

Total

1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 12A 13A 14A 15A 16A 17A 18A 19A

MB

1 M B

* * * *

2 M B

1 * * *

l

1

4 M B

*

l l

1 1

6 M B

l l

* 1 1 1

8 M B

1111 *

l

* * 1 1 1 1

1 O M B

'

1

1

1

1

1

1 2 M B

1

*

l

* 1 1 1 1 1

1 14MB

* = 256KB SlMMs

1 = 1MB SlMMs

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