RAM FAQ
SIMM Memory for RS/6000
SIMM for RS/6000
N = Doesn't fit
S = 64 bit memory-bus = Cards don't have to be paired.
P = 128 bit memory-bus = Cards must be paired.
Q = 256/128 bit memory-bus = Cards either in groups of 4 but in pair to
(=meaning performance-loss).
355/360/36T/365/370/37T/375
3 3 3 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7
2 2 4 | 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 3 5 7 8 9 3 4 7
0 E 0 | 0 0 H 0 0 L 0 0 0 H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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SD1 S1 S S N N S P N N N N N N N N P N N N N P S N
HD1 S1.5 S S N N S P N N N N N N N N P N N N N P N N
HD2 U1 N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
HD3 S3.1 N N S N N N P N P N N N N N N P N N N N N N
HD3 S3.2 N N S N N N P N P N P N N N N P N N N N N N
HD3 S3.3 N N S S N N P N P S P S P N N P P P N N N S
HD3 S4.5 N N S S N N P N P S P S P Q N P P P Q N N S
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3 3 5 5 5 9 9 7 7
2 5 2 8 9 7 8 4 7
H 0 H F 0 B B 1 1
Cards are identifiable by the following table:
FRU P/N:
59F4433 S1
81F8926 S1.5
71F1395 S3.0
00G2208 S3.1
32G1022 S3.2
32G1866 S3.3
65G1803 S4.5
52G4729 S4.5
52G4670 S4.6
12H1331 S5.0
The biggest difference between the memory-cards are what type of SIMM's
they support and the voltage they require:
Memory Voltage Voltage DRAM
Card Mem Card SIMM Spec
8/16mb SD1 5.0-volt 5.0-volt 80-ns 1mbit
32/64mb HD1 5.0-volt 5.0-volt 80-ns 4mbit
32mb HD2 3.6-volt 5.0-volt 80-ns 4mbit
8/16/32/ 3.6-volt 5.0-volt 85-ns 2mbit
64/128 HD3 3.6-volt 5.0-volt 80-ns 4mbit
128mb HD3.3 3.6-volt 5.0-volt 60-ns 16mbit
256mb HD4 3.6-volt 5.0-volt 60-ns 16mbit
Note: All cards for 7012/7013/7015 must have 40-bit (ECC) SIMM's so
there's no use to try ordinary PC (36-bit) SIMM's.
Last Update December 28, 1998 (Eva Hocks)