Apple Desktop Computer manual RAM SO-DIMM Electrical Limits, Address Multiplexing

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C H A P T E R 4

RAM Expansion

Address Multiplexing

Signals A[0] – A[13] on each RAM SO-DIMM make up a 14-bit multiplexed address bus that can support several different types of SDRAM devices. Table 4-2 lists the types of devices that can be used in the iMac computer by size, configuration, and sizes of row and column addresses.

IMPORTANT

The iMac supports only the types of SDRAM devices specified in Table 4-2. Other types of DRAM devices should not be used with this computer.

Table 4-2

Types of DRAM devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size of

Size of

 

Device

row

column

Device size

configuration

address

address

16 Mbits

2M x 4 x 2

11

10

16 Mbits

1M x 8 x 2

11

9

16 Mbits

512K x 16 x 2

11

8

64 Mbits

8M x 4 x 2

13

10

64 Mbits

4M x 4 x 4

12

10

64 Mbits

4M x 8 x 2

13

9

64 Mbits

2M x 8 x 4

12

9

64 Mbits

2M x 16 x 2

13

8

64 Mbits

1M x 16 x 4

12

8

64 Mbits

1M x 32 x 2

13

7

64 Mbits

512K x 32 x 4

12

7

RAM SO-DIMM Electrical Limits

Each RAM SO-DIMM must not exceed the following maximum current limits on the +3 V supply:

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