Whatever you do: do not install PC compliant memory. I MUST be Sun Sparc compliant. The SUN standards are a bit higher. PC memory just won't work reliable and should not be used. We buy RAM from Sun (it is Sun partnumbered and more expensive) because customers do, sort of, rely on the Foxboro systems to work properly. Regards Ron Deen -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: RAM Since I'm not a lawyer (thank God!), I'll leave the contractual nuances and obligations to you all to consider, but we've upgraded RAM in some of our Sun workstations by buying them direct. Our boxes didn't self-destruct. A reliable source (which was recommended here a while ago) is MemoryX. I have no connection with it other than being a satisfied customer. For the B-style boxes, check these pages out: Memory for Sparc5: http://www.memoryx.net/sparc5.html House-brand memory: http://www.memoryx.net/ss532.html Sun-manufactured memory: http://www.memoryx.net/5012471.html http://www.memoryx.net/5953346.html For the D/E-style boxes, start here: http://www.memoryx.net/memx/ultrasparc1.html Hope this helps. Duc -- Duc M. Do Dow Corning Corp. Carrollton Plant Carrollton, KY, US -----Original Message----- From: Airhart, Chad M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:56 AM To: 'Foxboro DCS Mail List' Subject: RE: RAM Speaking of RAM. We just got an estimate for how much Foxboro would charge to upgrade our 4 WP's and 1 AW to 256 MB of RAM. It was on the order of $20K plus. We all know materials is 1/20 of the total installed cost. My question is since RAM is readily available what would Foxboro's stance be if we upgraded ourselves? We have a service agreement with them. Would it be all bets are off or would RAM problems be unsupported or would all future problems be blamed on RAM? Maybe I shouldn't ask but I find this cost ridiculous. It would be a tremendous performance boost but I can't justify it as a stand alone upgrade. We are going to have to tie it to a software upgrade to capitalize it. Chad Airhart Senior Instrument, Electrical & Control Systems Engineer Equistar Chemicals, LP. Victoria, TX Wk. (361) 572-2568 Pgr. (361) 270-2214 alpha messaging at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fx. (361) 572-2541 _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.messagelabs.com/stats.asp ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Foxboro Company. All postings from this list are the work of list subscribers and no warranty is made or implied as to the accuracy of any information disseminated through this medium. By subscribing to this list you agree to hold the list sponsor(s) blameless for any and all mishaps which might occur due to your application of information received from this mailing list. To be removed from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe foxboro" in the Subject. Or, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Foxboro Company. All postings from this list are the work of list subscribers and no warranty is made or implied as to the accuracy of any information disseminated through this medium. By subscribing to this list you agree to hold the list sponsor(s) blameless for any and all mishaps which might occur due to your application of information received from this mailing list. To be removed from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe foxboro" in the Subject. Or, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
