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marcel.cox@cie.etat.lu (Marcel Cox) wrote:

>emjay@execpc.com (Tom Kustner) wrote:

>>We had been looking closely at the Compaq Proliant 1500 and had one
>>major concern:  the fact that you can put no more than 256MB of RAM in
>>the machine (133mhz version).  Compaq says, "That's all, folks!".

>>Does anyone have any further information on this?  Does Compaq have
>>anything in the works?  If you know that *this is it*, I'd appreciate
>>knowing that as well.  Otherwise, we might end up dropping the 1500
>>off our list and turning to the just-announced Proliant 5000.

>>Thanks for any help.

>>Tom Kustner

>For  the Compaq Proliant 1500, memory is on the processor board. The
>first processor boards had a limitation of 208MB. Current processor
>boards for the 133Mhz and 166Mhz versions can go up to 256MB. 
>Maybe Compaq will builds some new processor boards in the future with
>more memory slots.

>Marcel

Forget about the Proliant 1500, buy the 100Mhz or 166Mhz Proliant
4500.  Compaq is offering a promo in the U.S. (only) for the price of
standard 4500, they give you an extra processor with a value of
US$4000.  This makes the server cheaper or near the price of a
similarly configured 1500.  The 4500 can handle 1 Gb Ram.