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On Thursday 23 February 2006 19:45, Sten Spans wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, V. T. Mueller wrote:
> >
> > Besides, you should take a look on the compatibilty list again, counting
> > the number of server boards with chipsets that can address up to 32 GB =
of
> > RAM ;)
>
> Opterons don't use chipsets to access main memory ...
> The motherbord just needs enough slots and good
> enough traces to support a fully populated memory bus.

nonono
how much memory a processor can access is one thing  but how much is suppor=
ted=20
on the system depends on the motherboard capability so you can not put 96GB=
=20
on the board if it supports only 32

Jo=E3o







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