Re: AXi board and 400MHz CPU?

From: Kralizec Craig (cd_at_lios.apana.org.au)
Date: 12/29/03

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    Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:59:56 +0000 (UTC)

    Chris Morgan <cm@mihalis.net> writes:

    >"Thomas" <emgaron@gmx.net> writes:

    >> reading through the documentation available for the SparcEngine Ultra AXi
    >> board, I noticed that of the faster CPUs only the 360MHz and 440MHz are
    >> mentioned - not the 400MHz. Hence my question: Is it possible to run a
    >> 400MHz CPU on that board and are there any potential catches I should be
    >> aware should I try to do that?

    >AXi takes Ultrasparc-IIi, and I'm not sure there exist 400mhz versions
    >of those. I often see 333, 360 and 440mhz models. Avoid the 360 if
    >possible as it has only 256kb cache, the others have 2MB.

    The 400 Mhz version of the Ultrasparc-IIi CPU module exists in the System
    Handbook:

    http://www.sunshack.org/data/sh/2.1/infoserver.central/data/syshbk/Devices/CPU_Module/UltraSPARC_400MHz_UltraIIi_A21.html

    Sun part numbers for them are 501-5740 and 501-5741. I can only assume the
    second one was a result of an engineering bug in the first version... Anyone
    with any knowledge of their history?

    I've never actually seen any of the 400 MHz version though. I'm running two
    AXi based machines here. One has a 360 and the other a 440 MHz CPU. Both run
    fine. Sparc-based ATX-format system boards make for a world of possibilities
    with the massive dearth of PC cases available for sale on Ebay and other
    places. 8-)

    Craig. 

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