Subject: Re: Proper way to load RAM in SparcStation 2 (sun4/75)?
To: beaker <beaker@freeshell.org>
From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/18/2002 13:01:13
IIRC SS2 is different from SS1
SS1, view from top
Back of box
bank 3 bank 2
bank 4 bank 1
SS2, view from top
Back of box
bank4, Sim3 bank4, sim2
bank3, Sim3 bank3, sim2
bank2, Sim3 bank2, sim2
bank1, Sim3 bank1, sim2
bank4, Sim4 bank4, sim1
bank3, Sim4 bank3, sim1
bank2, Sim4 bank2, sim1
bank1, Sim4 bank1, sim1
I believe that almost any of the non-EDO 30 pin SIMMS for older PCs will
work. Don't pay real money for them, though. There have to be boatloads of
them floating around uselesss at present.
You can, btw, use the PROM to locate the bad sim.
IIRC,
test memory
or, also
setenv diag-mode on
setenv selftest-#megs 64
reset
On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, beaker wrote:
> I've got an old Sparc II and I think some of the RAM is bad so I'd like to
> remove some of the sticks to try and determine which are not functioning.
> The problem is I'm unsure of the loading procedure: is it "sets of four,
> two across, front-to-back", or something else? Also, assuming there are
> bad sticks, can someone suggest a source for replacements (30 pin SIMMS,
> 4MB, 9 bit, 80ns (SUN Part # 501-1739).
>
> Cheers,
> Beaker
>
>