Subject: Re: VAX 6420: KA64A EEPROM and serial number mismatch
To: Paul Thompson <thompson@mail.athenet.net>
From: Gunther Schadow <gunther@aurora.regenstrief.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/28/2001 00:17:47
Paul Thompson wrote:
>
> On Sun, 27 May 2001, Gunther Schadow wrote:
>
> > Paul Thompson wrote:
> > >
> > > I seem to recall the 6000 line officially supported 512MB max. Are you
> > > hitting that in your memory board configuration?
> >
> > yes, I'm hitting this :-), this is a flaw in the design IMO.
> > I will have unsused slots and unused cards in the end :-(.
>
> At least you can think of the cards as spares. That always makes me feel
> better in that situation...
Yes, this is actually ideal now: with 4 slices of RAM and 6
slices of CPU I have the architecture maxed out, and have
exactly two slots left, one for the KFMSA and another for the
CMD SCSI adapter, if ever I should be so lucky to get my
hands on one of those (or a vector card, if life blesses me
one day :-)
regards
-Gunther
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Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow@regenstrief.org
Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
Adjunct Assistent Professor Indiana University School of Medicine
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