7 Oct
2008
7 Oct
'08
12:33 p.m.
[...DIMM
sockets vs SIMM sockets...]
OK. In which case I'd class a DIMM socket as a
particular type of
edge connector (admittedly if I wanted to buy one, I'd ask for a
'DIMM socket' and
not 'An edge connector with <foo> number-of-pins at <bar> pitch').
Especially since DIMM sockets have keying fins which match up with
notches in the DIMMs - somewhat like the 3.3V-vs-5V notches in PCI
cards. (There are at least some 6 or 8 different DIMM sockets by the
time you account for different voltage, buffering or not, desktop vs
laptop, DDR vs pre-DDR, SODIMM, etc...my impression is it's a bit of a
mess. One thing, at least, that everyone seems to agree on when it
comes to peecee memory: if it fits mechanically, it might not work, but
trying it won't fry anything.)
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