Re: What memory for Alphaserver 1000A 4/200?

danco_at_ns2.pebble.org
Date: 10/31/03 

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:45:29 GMT

In article <3fa24682$0$58713$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, Bart Zorn wrote:
> I am not sure what type of memory you need exactly, but as far as I
> know, 1000A's do not need 5 modules per bank, but only 4 (the 1000 does
> need 5!). The sockets for the 5th module are present but not used. My
> 1000A 5/300 has 4 * 4 * 32 MB and works fine. The modules are the same
> as being used in the VAX 4000/108.

I recently put some 64MB modules into a 1000A. Despite what the manual
said, it only needs four per bank (and only has room for four per bank).
And yes, it does indeed have to be parity meemory. Fortunately, the
stuff is readilly available for peanuts on Ebay.

- Dan

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