B bugman2112 Experienced Member Joined Jan 7, 2008 Messages 180 Location Clifton Park, NY Aug 19, 2012 #1 I just acquired an early 5170 motherboard with the piggy back RAM situation. I like to have backups, what is usually recommended to replace them with? A single 128k RAM chip?
I just acquired an early 5170 motherboard with the piggy back RAM situation. I like to have backups, what is usually recommended to replace them with? A single 128k RAM chip?
S Stone 10k Member Joined Nov 3, 2009 Messages 12,814 Location South Jersey, USA Aug 19, 2012 #2 Do you think you can find a single 128k chip? The piggyback chips are readily available so why not stick with them?
Do you think you can find a single 128k chip? The piggyback chips are readily available so why not stick with them?
D DOS lives on!! Veteran Member Joined Mar 14, 2011 Messages 2,303 Location East Tennessee Aug 19, 2012 #3 I'd stock up on some TI ZA1250NL piggyback chips. Bought mine from this same seller. http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-AT-286-...802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588c714232
I'd stock up on some TI ZA1250NL piggyback chips. Bought mine from this same seller. http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-AT-286-...802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588c714232
S Stone 10k Member Joined Nov 3, 2009 Messages 12,814 Location South Jersey, USA Aug 19, 2012 #4 Of course you can always piggyback your own using 64k chips. Everybody's got some of them lying around, right?
Of course you can always piggyback your own using 64k chips. Everybody's got some of them lying around, right?
D DOS lives on!! Veteran Member Joined Mar 14, 2011 Messages 2,303 Location East Tennessee Aug 19, 2012 #5 You can't simply glue two 64k chips to make a 128k one. Piggyback chips are slightly different to one another.
You can't simply glue two 64k chips to make a 128k one. Piggyback chips are slightly different to one another.