[Info-vax] IDE disks for Alphaserver DS10

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In article <j1ef4d$36o$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
>In article <00AB3610.64D3257C at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- 
>@SendSpamHere.ORG writes: 
>
>> It's also sporting two
>> 512MB SIMMs for a grand total of 1GB.  This is the max you can stuff in a
>> DS10L with the cover on and the right-angle memory riser cards in use.  I
>> have gotten one to 2GB by leaving the cover off and installing the 512MB
>> directly into the SIMM slots.  
>
>How long was it running?  I have heard that a DS10L shouldn't be run 
>with the cover off, because it disturbs the airflow etc and something 
>might overheat.  Or is this an urban legend?

It's not running with the cover off.  It was more of a curiosity project to
see if the actual 1GB limit was actually THE limit.  It's not.  I have put
the cover back and there are now two 512MB SIMMs in the rizers.  That will
have to suffice.  I will say I was a bit upset that I couldn't use the 1GB
SIMMs.  I have several larger Alphas here if I need more than a small DS10L
can provide.  For now, it works as a nice "crasher" box for me.


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