Re: PYXIS machine checks w/ 1.5GB RAM

[Greg Lindahl <lindahl conservativecomputer com>]

On Sat, Mar 31, 2001 at 06:54:43PM +0200, Andrei A. Dergatchev wrote:

> Two 512MB dimms isn't equal to "more hardware than Compaq
> Alpha engineers know what to do with" in my books, that's all.

Back when people cared about machines that had PYXIS chipsets, 512MB
dimms didn't exist. By the way, the answer is that there aren't enough
address lines for 512MB DIMMs, and that you can't put in 4 256MB DIMMs
because the capitance puts it out of spec. At least that's what Compaq
engineers told me some time ago when I asked them about the LX. Maybe
if you flamed less you'd get better answers?

> Note that I wasn't talking about times when SX was developed.
> This discussion is taking place this week, and there was plently
> of time to check that since than.

It's an obsolete machine now, and I don't think you gave a good enough
reason for people to spend their time checking just for you. And in
hindsight, given your flaming, I don't blame them.

-- g