Re: SS20 Simm Population

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:00

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In <85a221$3t$3@news6.svr.pol.co.uk> "Dr. David Kirkby" <davek@medphys.ucl.ac.uk> writes:

>Somone has posted the DSIMM order, so I won't repeat that.

>If you have a 24-bit SX framebuffer then the framebuffer must be installed
>in slot 4.  Then it also becomes beneficial to have various size DSIMMS put
>in the correct order (ie dont mix 64 Mb and 16 Mb randomly).

AFAIK, slot 4 (closest to the middle of the board, as per the Sun FE manual
insertion guide) is not the correct location for the first VSIMM. It needs
to be in slot 7 (second one back from the middle of the board) unless a
second VSIMM (4 meg # 501-2481, 8 meg # 501-2482) with an auxilliary video
board (Sun part # 501-2488) is installed to give two 24-bit heads.

BTW, does anyone have some SS-20 auxilliary video boards? I'm having a hell
of a time tracking some down, and no I won't pay an exorbitant price for
them. I've got a few 8 meg VSIMM's spare, and I want to add a second 24-bit
head to my Sparc 20...

To date the only offer I had was US$120 each - and for a board with almost
no electronics and just a couple of connectors, it's definitely not
justifiable. 8-)

Regards,

Craig.

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Date: 2000/01/10
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