Subject: Re: Shark memory upgrade (result)
To: Mark Hayter <mdh@sibyte.com>
From: Paul Wain <pwain@nc.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 03/01/1999 13:59:55
Mark,

There was also a custom version of the OfW that supported 128Mb of memory
(both 128Mb DIMM and 2x64Mb), that came out of DEC/Compaq. Im not sure if
this was a full custom firmware or did indeed make it into the final release
and just isn't documented.

Paul

Mark Hayter wrote:

> We had a Shark with 96MB working once, using a 64MB double-height
> DIMM module we got at Fry's and one of the regular 32MB modules.
> Im fairly sure the hardware is ok if you find 2 bank 64MB modules, but
> (as someone pointed out) you need the correct revision of the Firmware
> to detect and map it in.
>
> See also
> http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/iag/info/dnaext/dnard/info/sdram.html
> which has some other details.
> If you still want more details details read the comments in:
> http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/iag/info/dnaext/dnard/pal
> (REV4 and REV5 have the same PAL, so use the REV4 defines)
>
> Mark