[Info-vax] IDE disks for Alphaserver DS10

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 8/4/2011 12:44 PM, Phillip Helbig---undress to reply wrote:
> In article<00AB3629.CAEFCB6C 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.
>
> I'm wondering whether one COULD run it with the cover off, or with a
> modified cover.  You could put two 1-GB SIMMs in it to double your
> memory then modify the cover so that they stick out (perhaps covered by
> something, maybe transparent).  Think of the muscle bulges on the hood
> of a "muscle car" like a Mustang or Camaro.  :-)
>

You could wind up with a machine fit only for the trash can!  I believe 
that a lot of engineering goes into the air flows inside the case.