560 Memory

[Severian]

Howdy,
I thought the 560 used the same memory as the 560X and 560Z. So, I took a 64 meg module from a 560x and put it in the 560. The memory on the so-dimm did not work. Should it have worked?
Thanks

[BillMorrow]

thats pretty old..

it uses EDO memory and it SHOULD work..

check for dirty socket or if it is not fully inserted..

[xtypestereotype]

IBM says 560's need a BIOS update before they can take 64MB ram modules... Although I did that, it did not work for me... It would still only take up to 32MB modules...
If you try updating the BIOS let me of the results... Thanks

[Severian]

thats pretty old..

it uses EDO memory and it SHOULD work..

check for dirty socket or if it is not fully inserted..

The 560 is not the latest and greatest, but it is OK for light usage. I had been using a 701 as my carry around machine. As cute as the 701 is, I am starting to feel constrained by the 486. The 560 seems speedy, by comparison to the 701.

I tried it again and was careful to check that the memory was well seated. It came right up. 72 meg is enough that the 560 is a nice carry around machine now. The biggest problem with the 560, that I can see, is that the hard disk is hard to get to, so for now 1.3 gig is all I will have.
Thanks.
Ralph

p.s., now I have to decide whether to buy another 64meg so-dimm to replace the one I took from my 560x. I see some reports that a 128 meg stick will work in the 560x or 560z. Since the 560z is my second most used machine, it might be worth it. But, only if it would work.