Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu> Cc: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@korin.warman.org.pl>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP hardware recommendations Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970505160445.29377E-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970505153046.12683H-100000@opus.cts.cwu.edu>
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On Mon, 5 May 1997, Chris Timmons wrote: > You should be aware that ASUS P/I-P65UP5 among many other ASUS boards will > not work correctly with very high density SIMMs - particulary 64MB modules > which have more than 24 chips per module. This is stated in the > motherboard documentation. You must mean very low density. If they were high density parts, there would be less chips. Personally, I find SIMMs with high chip counts to be highly suspect. Also, that particular motherboard has 8 SIMM sockets, which gives you a 256MB max with 32MB simms, and expansion to 512MB once better SIMMs are available. > Does anybody have a good source of 16x36 SIMMs built from fewer than 36 > chips per module? I have several P6NP5 (uniprocessor) boards that work ok > with two of these modules (128MB) but can't seem to handle 4 of them at > once (for 256MB). I've ordered a Tyan board to experiment with, as I have > quite a few 36cpm 64MB SIMMs around. > > ASUS says their boards support 64MB SIMMs but I wonder if that is > "theoretically, if you can find 64MB simms made of 24 or fewer chips per > module" ??? > > -Chris Tom
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