[Info-vax] DS20E memory question

[H Vlems]

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> In article 
> <12580bab-da66-4293-b98e-059f9c8eace8 at s7g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>, Hans 
> Vlems <hvlems at freenet.de> writes:
>>My computer collection has two new members: a DS10 and a DS20
>>(rackmount).
>>I've read the Systems&Options information and these systems use memory
>>with different part numbers:
>>
>>  DS10    MS310-xx  (two boards per kit)
>>  DS20E  MS340-xx  (four boards per kit)
>>  ES40    MS610-xx  (four boards per kit)
>>
>>The specifications for the ES40 and DS20E memory boards are quite
>>similar. As it happens I have an MS610-EA kit and I wonder, will it
>>fit and, more interesting, will it work in a DS20E?
>>I'd rather not damage the DS20E since it is by far the fastest Alpha
>>that I own...
>
> SIMMs on the memory riser cards are similar but the cards themselves are 
> not!
>
> I would have to pull mine open here if and have a look-see to refresh 
> memory
> if you want to know more.
>
The question is irrelevant: the bag was incorrectly labeled and had 5 256 MB 
boards.
Two additional questions, if I may:
1-Will DS20(E) memory work in a DS10?
2-Is 4 GB the memory limit supported for the DS20E and (cheating now) if not 
what baords does it accept then?

Hans