Re: interchangeability of memory between various machines

From: Keith Cayemberg (keith.cayemberg_at_arcor.de)
Date: 07/10/05 

Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 23:56:00 +0200

Main, Kerry wrote:
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply
>>[mailto:helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de]
>>Sent: July 10, 2005 11:24 AM
>>To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
>>Subject: interchangeability of memory between various machines
>>
>>I'm doing an inventory of all my hardware, making notes of
>>what doesn't
>>work (graphics cards and power supplies are the main things
>>which don't
>>work) and consolidating things. If I have two machines which
>>don't work
>>perfectly, I might combine them into one, for example. So, I'm
>>wondering if memory is exchangeable between any of the machines below
>>(of course, I don't expect anything to be exchangeable
>>between VAX and
>>ALPHA):
>>
>>VAXstation 3100/30
>>VAXstation 3100/38
>>VAXstation 3100/48
>>VAXstation 4000/60
>>VAXstation 4000/90
>>VAXstation 4000/90A
>>VAX 4000/100A
>>VAX 4000/105A
>>
>>DEC 3000/300LX (EV4)
>>DEC 3000/600 (EV4)
>>ALPHAserver 2000 (EV4)
>>ALPHAserver 2100 (EV45)
>>ALPHAstation 255/233 (EV45)
>>ALPHAserver 1200 (EV56)
>>
>>When it comes to actually swapping SIMMs, I'll dig out the hardware
>>documentation. However, I don't know where it is documented which
>>memory actually works in more than 1 type of machine.
>>
>>In particular, can I put 4MB SIMMs for a VAXstation 4000/60 (I presume
>>that's what it is; part number is 54-19145-AU or 54-19103) in the 4
>>empty slots of a VAXstation 4000/90 which has 4 16-MB SIMMs at the
>>moment? Can I put 16-MB SIMMs from a VAXstation 4000/90 (or
>>90A) into a
>>VAX 4000/105A? Can I swap SIMMs among the various VAXstation 3100
>>models listed above? Can I swap SIMMs among the various EV4 systems
>>listed above?
>>
>>
>
>
> Phillip -
>
> Some pointers to assist you: (url's will likely wrap)
>
> http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/options/mvx/mvx_1_options.html#Opt
> ListHead
>
> http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/options/cat/cat_1_options.html#Opt
> ListHead
>
> http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/options/vax4/vax4_1_options.html#O
> ptListHead
>
> http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/options/vaxs/vaxs_1_options.html#O
> ptListHead
>
> Note - for future reference: Retired VAX systems info:(follow the
> options info at bottom of page)
> http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/vax/
>
> Regards
>
> Kerry Main
> Senior Consultant
> HP Services Canada
> Voice: 613-592-4660
> Fax: 613-591-4477
> kerryDOTmainAThpDOTcom
> (remove the DOT's and AT)
>
> OpenVMS - the secure, multi-site OS that just works.

Here are some more documents on 3rd-Party Memory Expansion for various
VAX and Alpha Systems...

Kingston Technology - Memory Installation Guides - DEC
http://www.kingston.com/support/install/memory/DEC.asp

Kingston Technology - Memory Installation Guides - Compaq
http://www.kingston.com/support/install/memory/COMPAQ.asp

Nemonix Engineering, Inc. - Engineering Product Manuals -
Wayback Machine
http://web.archive.org/web/20031206090905/www.nemonixinc.com/manuals.htm

Nemonix Engineering, Inc. - VAX Memory Expansion Options -
Wayback Machine
http://web.archive.org/web/20040203210728/www.nemonixinc.com/expmem.htm

Cheers!

Keith Cayemberg

Relevant Pages

  • Re: High memory
    ... memory and then copy it up above 1MB...but if you want to put ... outside the CPU, memory is seen in a completely different light...this ... 1MB with "real mode memory" labelled on it or anything...the actual memory ... the system bus to actual hardware devices...hence, ...
    (alt.lang.asm)
  • Re: Crashes and the Blue Screen of Death!
    ... but the most common cause is hardware failure. ... The most common cause of this is hardware memory corruption. ... are listed on the Windows 2000 Hardware Compatibility List. ... recommended that all users install them as they become available. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: The variable bit cpu
    ... > However looking at the big picture the effort to scale fixed bit hardware ... those bits are kept in the opcode rather than in each memory ... And while a *few* applications might need to scale beyond 256 bits, ... And one *big* thing you're missing here is that have a variable-bit ...
    (alt.lang.asm)
  • SUMMARY: V880 crashes
    ... Almost all suggested it is hardware problem. ... Next day I got a call from SUN and SUN's engineer ... came and replaced two memory DIMMs. ... Second, call support. ...
    (SunManagers)
  • Re: Windows installation problem. Help.
    ... 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award ... tries to read the memory, can't find it, generates a processor fault, ... This Stop message usually occurs after the installation of faulty hardware ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)