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Date:      Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:22:42 +0100 (CET)
From:      Sten <sten@blinkenlights.nl>
To:        Roberto de Iriarte <roberto@spock.cl>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Alphastation 500
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.44-Blink.0211192320050.4198-100000@thea.blinkenlights.nl>
In-Reply-To: <3DDAB7A7.6060909@spock.cl>

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On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Roberto de Iriarte wrote:

> Sten wrote:
>
> >Just wondering if someone could update the fbsd alpha
> >hardware guide to reflect the fact that the alphastation
> >500 does NOT use regular ecc sdram dimms, ( this
> >one just caught me big time ).
> >
> >
> I am quite positive that the alphastation 500 uses 5v FPM DIMM´s
> arranged in two banks of four rows each (I think the bus is 256 bit
> wide, or was it 128 bit wide with 2 way interleave ?).

it's 256 aka 4 way interleave.

> The  dimm´s need to be 72 bit wide  (ECC). I will try to find the
> complete spec (speed, arrangement, etc.)
>
> EDO is not supported on the 500/333 that i have.

which makes it 5v FP ?

> The 500/500 has a different mainboard, so this could (should)
> not apply to it.

Gotta love dec,
the standard dimm in the manuals means that
you still have to go to them to buy some :).

-- 
Sten Spans

  "What does one do with ones money,
   when there is no more empty rackspace ?"


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