General Description - Kingston Technology KTM609 Installation Manual

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General Description

The Kingston Technology KTM-609/16 Memory Expansion Board is capable of
adding up to 16MB of Random Access Memory to IBM PS/2 Models 50, 50z, 55sx,
60, and 65sx personal computer systems. There are three models of the KTM609/16:
Type I has four SIMM sockets with no memory soldered directly to the board; Type II
has 4MB soldered and three sockets for expansion; and Type III has 8MB soldered
with two sockets available. Single In-line Memory Modules (SIMMs) can be plugged
into the SIMM sockets on the KTM-609/16 board, and can be combined in a wide
variety of memory configurations. The KTM-609/16 board can be installed in any 16-
bit expansion slot on the PS/2 system board.
The KTM-609/16 Memory Expansion Board (shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3) support
both Extended (linear) memory and Expanded (paged) memory. It adheres to the
Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory Specification (LIM) version 4.0 software to
enable memory paging. EMS 4.0 is compatible with applications written for EMS 3.2
and Enhanced Expanded Memory Specification (EMMS). Use Extended memory for
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today's latest software to run under Microsoft Windows and IBM OS/2 .
Figure 1: KTM609/16 Type I - 0MB soldered, 4 SIMM Sockets
Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1