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Re: Can a Blizzard 1260 have maximum 64 Mb or 128 Mb modules ???
« on: December 15, 2004, 09:59:06 PM »
Give me 64mb of 60ns FPM over 128mb of 50ns EDO any day. I'm not sure
if EDO gives 100% reliability, especially server stuff.

I remember on the old UK Gordon Harwood adverts in Amiga Format for
the Blizzard boards they said the B1260 could take 64+128Mb and the
B1230-IV would be 128+128Mb.

I know that if you use both slots - you will be limited to 70ns speed
anyway. It doesn't matter if you have 60ns FPM or 50ns EDO...  you
will be restricted to 70ns automatically to keep the SCSI-IV happy.

I've read 3 websites that say FPM is a better choice for non-PPC
Amigas (as well as an equal amount of Apple Mac websites).

Amigas cannot utilise the EDO hardware so only use them if you can't
find FPM in the first place. Admittedly the FPM is physically larger
as it's older but I still have a 64Mb FPM on my B1260 mainboard that
doesn't bend the trapdoor and gives me the reassurance of 100% legit.

The SCSI-IV with me doesn't seem to want a double-sided SIMM either
(DCE put some sort of capacitor on the board the clowns).

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Re: Can a Blizzard 1260 have maximum 64 Mb or 128 Mb modules ???
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2004, 10:13:02 PM »
I think I'd be inclined to avoid HP or Compaq SIMMs as they're usually
large in physical size and have parity or ECC chips.

Whilst Phase5 only said to avoid the laser printer memory I suspect
they would have wanted users to check the DRAM codes, look at the
physical size/dimensions and make a common sense choice.

If it fits in the A1200 desktop then it's probably good for your
towered A1200.

If you have a big box Amiga you still have to remember that even
though you have the space; the Amiga hardware as well as the Phase5
hardware was 1995 standard.

Consider my pleas for the use of FPM over EDO!

My system has never been so stable since installing it.

:-)