Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 02:11:10 -0700 (MST) From: RJ45 <rj45@slacknet.com> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help: ram modulkes problem with XP1000 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0403170209400.24739-100000@slacknet.slacknet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0403170148430.23811-100000@slacknet.slacknet.com>
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problem solved. they must be installed in interleaved mode... sorry for disturbing the list. Actually this was written in ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/alpha/5.2-RELEASE/HARDWARE.HTM Rick On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, RJ45 wrote: > > sorry for the off topic not NetBSD related question... > > I have purchased 4 RAM modules last week from Crucial. > 4x256MB 168 pin DIMM SDRAM PC100 ECC to install them on a Compaq XP1000 > machine. > > I Removed from my machine the 8X64MB I had and installed the 4x256MB new > modules. > > RAM does not work, when machine starts it keeps beeping like if no RAM > were present. I Tryed to add the 4 old RAM modules in the 4 left empty > sockets. > Thus 4x256MB + 4x64MB but same does not work. > It works only with the old RAM and with all the 8 sockets filled. > The old RAM filling 4 sockets does not work as well. > BAsically I am not able to make XP1000 work with less than 8 modules > loaded.... > Do I need to have all the sockets filled with same modules capacity ?? > IT looks weird.... > Do I need to reset something in the SRM before installing new ram ? > > > any hints ? > > thanks > > Rick > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-alpha > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-alpha-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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