SIMM-30
By Gabriel Torres on December 29, 2005


Single In Line Memory Module - 30 pins

SIMM-30 was the first memory module to obtain commercial success, developed over an old memory module type called SIPP. SIMM-30 modules are 8-bit modules and use FPM (Fast Page Mode) memory chips

Since it is an 8-bit module, its installation must be made like the following:

This module was used up to 486 times, being gradually replaced by SIMM-72 memory module.

SIMM-30
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Figure 1: SIMM-30 memory module.

SIMM-72
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Figure 2: Motherboard with both SIMM-30 and SIMM-72 sockets.

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