I dug back in the garage not the heart of the pile but the side of the pile
My quest: a working 486 with 72 pin sockets so I could test ram one stick at a time.
I had another HP vectra pc but after several hours and fiddling I decided the boot up was too hard to see.also the vga port had a missing hold and I had to make a isa video card work.
This is a gateway 2000 ( [proper video connector) sx 25. and the sockets are on the left edge. Still I have trouble sometimes putting them in. bad eyes/fingers.
lots of 4 and 8. an occasional "2". and a few others larger in capacity.\
several I could not get in they were about 1/2" longer . anybody use these?
and one had notches at both ends.
I can imbed photos in my mail.
The gateway system will take single and double sided sims. But some are either dead or incompatible. some do nothing others beep.
I am open to suggestion what next to try them in.
From my reading, ss can be up to 16, ds can be 16,32 or possibly 64?.
The 486 sx is soldered to a pcb that plugs in the large older style zif socket. more or less full sized 496.
it is unlike the other one I have with a fan.
and is much smaller.
front panel says it is a Gateway 2000.
Physically is is like the hp vectra that has one missing hole in the vga port. an annoyance.
The VLM mb? after doing this and that I read the box it says DEAD
My quest: a working 486 with 72 pin sockets so I could test ram one stick at a time.
I had another HP vectra pc but after several hours and fiddling I decided the boot up was too hard to see.also the vga port had a missing hold and I had to make a isa video card work.
This is a gateway 2000 ( [proper video connector) sx 25. and the sockets are on the left edge. Still I have trouble sometimes putting them in. bad eyes/fingers.
lots of 4 and 8. an occasional "2". and a few others larger in capacity.\
several I could not get in they were about 1/2" longer . anybody use these?
and one had notches at both ends.
I can imbed photos in my mail.
The gateway system will take single and double sided sims. But some are either dead or incompatible. some do nothing others beep.
I am open to suggestion what next to try them in.
From my reading, ss can be up to 16, ds can be 16,32 or possibly 64?.
The 486 sx is soldered to a pcb that plugs in the large older style zif socket. more or less full sized 496.
it is unlike the other one I have with a fan.
and is much smaller.
front panel says it is a Gateway 2000.
Physically is is like the hp vectra that has one missing hole in the vga port. an annoyance.
The VLM mb? after doing this and that I read the box it says DEAD