On 8/27/06, Peter Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 2006-Aug-27 11:00:30 +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:13:29 +1000
>Peter Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> The CD-ROMs create a RAMdisk and need a minimum of 24MB last I
>> checked.
>
>And I guess that the floppies work in the same way?
Yes.
>> Once you have FreeBSD installed, it will limp along in 16MB
>> (though not very happily).
>
>Hmm, I see. I'm planning to run X on this old box (it's going to be a
>PictureFrame project), perhaps that will not work.
I think you would be thrashing if there was any actual activity. I'll
prod a friend with the same setup to comment tomorrow.
>> I strongly suggest you find a SODIMM to
>> expand it.
>
>Ok. Are all SODIMMs equal (ie. a real standard), or do I hvae to look
>specifically for memory upgrades for the Armada 1580 (or 1500 series)?
I'm 99% certain that you can't use anything bigger than 64MB (at least
a 128MB Cpq Armada SODIMM that I had wouldn't work in any of the 15xx
machines I tried it in - that included a 1580). I'm not sure how
interchangeable they are.
Max mem size and chip density is a function of the MCH, If you post a
copy of dmesg here I can look it up for you.
From the service manual:
"The computer supports optional 8-, 16-, 32-, and 64-MB memory boards.
The memory boards are 60 ns EDO RAM without parity. System memory can
be expanded to 80-MB of DRAM depending on the model."
The Service Manual is here:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=96219&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fh20000.www2.hp.com%2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fc00139858%2Fc00139858.pdf
And Addendum to the service manual is here:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=96219&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fh20000.www2.hp.com%2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fc00139129%2Fc00139129.pdf
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