Summary on Memory installation on Sun E3000 machine

From: Lai Lai (lai68@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Aug 27 1998 - 02:10:42 CDT


Hey Sun Managers,

Sorry for the late summary.

Here the original question;

>>On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Lai Lai wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Sun Managers;
>>> I have purchased a set of 1GB memory kit for my Sun E3000 machine.
>>> I have a problem.
>>>
>>> Configuration before installation
>>> =================================
>>> The existing memory has the total memory of 1536mb.
>>>
>>> CPU board 0 CPU board 1
>>> -------------- ------------------
>>> Blank 0 Blank 1 Blank 0 Blank 1
>>> 256mb 256mb 1024mb -
>>>
>>>Addition memory of 1024 is to be added on CPU board 0, and Blank
>>>0, 256mb memory s be moved to CPU board 1 Blank 1.
>>>
>>>My first attempt failed with the configuration below;
>>>
>>>Installation of 1024mb onto CPU board 1 and moved the 256mb to
>>>CPU board 1;
>>>
>>> CPU board 0 CPU board 1
>>> ----------------- ------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Blank 0 Blank 1 Blank 0 Blank 1
>>> 1024mb 256mb 1024mb 256mb
>>>
>>>Base on from the Sun manual guide, I follow the step by >>>installing
the highest memory to blank 0, and the lowest to blank >>>1. But the
machine can only recongnised the total memory of 1792mb >>>instead of
2560mb. Why?
>>>
>>>
>>> My second attempt works with the configuration below;
>>>
>>>Installation of 1024mb onto CPU board 1 and CPU board 2 remained
>>>as 512mb;
>>>
>>>
>>> CPU board 0 CPU board 1
>>> ----------------- ------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Blank 0 Blank 1 Blank 0 Blank 1
>>> 256mb 256mb 1024mb 1024mb
>>>
>>>
>>>The Sun installation guide did not showed any memory instruction
>>>for 2 memory boards. But this configuration works. Why? How? Is
>>>there any web or documentation site, which we are to able to check
>>>out it.

>>>Thanks in advance. I will summarise.
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> ~~ Lai
>>>
>

Specially thanks to Joel and Taco for the reply.
1) Joel Lee from Continuus Software Corp.
2) Taco Hettema from Unisource Business Networks

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Joel reply;
===========
(1)
===

>>
>>
>>I think these memory size should come in pair of the same size or as
>>individual.
>>
>>-- Joel Lee
>>

(2)
===
>>
>>I think these memory size should come in pair of the same size or as
>>individual.
>>
>>-- Joel Lee

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Reply from Taco Hettema;
========================
(1)
===
>>
>>Any change that somehow one of the 128MB modules at your first attempt
>wasn't in correct?
>>1792 = 1024 + 256 +256 + (128+128)( 2 out of 8 128M modules)
>>
>>It's the only thing I can think of and I have expanded memory in a
>E3000 a couple of times.
>>
>>Taco Hettema
>>Unisource Business Networks
>
(2)
===
>>
>>
>>Any change that somehow one of the 128MB modules at your first attempt
>wasn't in correct?
>>1792 = 1024 + 256 +256 + (128+128)( 2 out of 8 128M modules)
>>
>>It's the only thing I can think of and I have expanded memory in a
>E3000 a couple of times.
>>
>>Taco Hettema
>>Unisource Business Networks

I hope to hear more views and opinions from you. Thanks.

~ Lai68

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