From 924a8cd9d8b6c381d119b9697c6f331cd9ba7c2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wilko Bulte Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 19:27:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] - Note that Adaptec 3940UW won't be recognised by the 164sx SRM - Warn that 164SX is a picky customer with regards to DIMMs. --- release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml index 5c4af081fd34..2f4a0a0309ac 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml @@ -1074,7 +1074,8 @@ cpu EV4 SRM V5.7-1). Adaptec 2930U2 and 2940U2[W] do not work. 164LX and 164SX with SRM firmware version 5.8 or later can boot - from Adaptec 2940-series adapters. + from Adaptec 2940-series adapters. A test with an Adaptec 3940UW + showed that that one is not supported however. In summary: this family of machines is blessed with a challenging compatibility as far as SCSI adapters go. @@ -1083,6 +1084,8 @@ cpu EV4 (PC100 or PC133) 256MB DIMMs are reported to work just fine. Whether 512MB DIMMs will also work is currently unknown. You can use ECC or non-ECC DIMMs. The non-ECC ones are the same as commonly found in PCs. + Unfortunately the 164SX is quite picky on which DIMMs it likes, + so be prepared to test and experiment. PCI bridge chips are sometimes not appreciated by the 164SX,