Owner`s manual
3.4 Installing The DRAM Chips
The
process
of
adding
DRAM
memory
chips
to
your
RAM
3000
Deluxe
is called populating.
This
may
have
been
done
by
your
dealer,
or
you
can
do it yourself.
The
RAM
3000
Deluxe
uses
only
256K-bit
DRAM
chips
wi
th
a speed
of
120
nanoseconds
or
faster.
When
you
buy
the
chips,
make
sure
to
remind
the
dealer
of
these
specifi-
cations.
NOTE:
You can use I50-nanosecond 256K-bit DRAM chips,
but
don't forget to insert a
jumper
shunt
on
jumper
block
WI
(see Figure 1
for
the location of this
jumper
block).
WARNING: DRAM chips
are
easily damaged by static elec-
tricity!
You can pick
up
a static charge simply by walking on
carpeted floors. To
rid
yourself of the static charge, touch the
system chassis before handling the RAM chips.
The
RAM
3000
Deluxe
has six
banks
(or
vertical
columns)
of
18
chip
sockets
marked
Bank
0
to
Bank
5 going
from
right
to
left. (See
Figure
5.)
Each
of
these
banks
must be
either
full
or
empty.
You
may
not
leave
any
banks
partially
filled.
For
this
reason,
you
must
buy
your
RAM
chips
in
multiples
of
18.
It
is
not
necessary
to
fill all six
banks
on
the
RAM
3000
Deluxe.
You
can
fill some
of
the
banks
now
and
fill
the
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