Hello there,
I bought 8x16 MB EDO 30-pin memory sticks on Amazon, hoping to use them in my newly recapped Mac SE/30. However, when I install them (4 of them), I get a garbled screen. If I replace the first stick with a 1 MB stick, it works, but I only see 4 MB.
1. I know all the sticks need to be the same, so I suppose that explains why I get 4 MB. It seems to recognize my 16 MB sticks as 1 MB, I suppose.
2. I also know that, without a ROM change, the Mac SE/30 supports only 4 MB sticks.
I was hoping that without a ROM change it would recognize them as 4 MB until I replace the ROM (I’ve ordered a Garrett’s Workshop 8 MB ROM, but it will take a few weeks to arrive).
What do you think about these memory sticks? Should I wait for the new ROM, or should I send them back to Amazon because they will never work?
many thanks for your advice.
I bought 8x16 MB EDO 30-pin memory sticks on Amazon, hoping to use them in my newly recapped Mac SE/30. However, when I install them (4 of them), I get a garbled screen. If I replace the first stick with a 1 MB stick, it works, but I only see 4 MB.
1. I know all the sticks need to be the same, so I suppose that explains why I get 4 MB. It seems to recognize my 16 MB sticks as 1 MB, I suppose.
2. I also know that, without a ROM change, the Mac SE/30 supports only 4 MB sticks.
I was hoping that without a ROM change it would recognize them as 4 MB until I replace the ROM (I’ve ordered a Garrett’s Workshop 8 MB ROM, but it will take a few weeks to arrive).
What do you think about these memory sticks? Should I wait for the new ROM, or should I send them back to Amazon because they will never work?
many thanks for your advice.
