Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:45:33 +0100 (CET) From: Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl> To: "V. T. Mueller" <freebsd-amd64@datafarm.de> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD 64 stability Message-ID: <Pine.SOC.4.61.0602232343410.13647@tea.blinkenlights.nl> In-Reply-To: <43FE094A.8030302@datafarm.de> References: <43FCEF9C.5050308@bluelight.org.uk> <20060223113840.78b0a1c2.kgunders@teamcool.net> <43FE048F.7030702@datafarm.de> <200602231550.48331.joao@matik.com.br> <43FE094A.8030302@datafarm.de>
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, V. T. Mueller wrote: > > I was relating to "server usage", as stated in the first sentence of my > original email - which you decided not to quote. > > Of course the A8V is no server board. So the limitations by design will > prevent a couple of pitfalls that were otherwise possible. If the original > poster is going to buy a server board/system, he should carefully collect > information regarding the whole environment he is about to set up. > > 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. -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - Anthem
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