Spoken like a true mad scientist
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OK It works like this. Essentially you can fill those slots with
whatever number of 3001 and 3002 (and 3004 IIRC) DIMMs until you get to
1GB total. This would be the most velocity and memory the thing can
handle. You CAN go right on past 1GB all the way to 2GB (at least)
however once you pass 1GB you get an A900 1760 on the front panel (with
the yellow light) which indicates you must run Reclaim Main Storage.
Problem is that the only way to run that is via an IPL (it's
automatic). However the real problem is that your clock speed is cut in
half as a penalty for blowing past the IBM storage limit on the
machine.(It's actually a hardware limitation that results in the clock
speed reduction) As a result you have lots of memory but little forward
velocity.
So crank it up to 1GB and let 'er rip.
Need any FC #3002s? I got lots.....
- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
On 6/24/2010 12:52 PM, Leonard Burns IV wrote:
Anyone have any experience with an older Model 9406-170, Proc Feat 2159
running V5R2M0 and upgrading the memory? Currently it has 2 x 128mb
option
3002-00 chips in the memory expansion board. I pulled the board out and
it
has 16 slots, two of which are being used. Everything I can find
indicates
that this system has a max system memory of 832mb, which would be ~6 x
128mb
chips.
Does anyone know if this model / feature can actually support more than
the
832mb of memory? If I fill every slot will the system work with 16x128,
but
not support more than 832 in the OS? Seems weird to have so many slots
and
only support half of them if they're filled with 128mb modules.
Anyone have any luck putting more memory into this beast than the 832mb
"limit"? Or know which slots to populate if I put in another 4 x 128mb
modules?
Leonard
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