[imc-uk-tech] Fwd: Re: online ordering of the RAM for the lp1000r

[andi]

fyi

----- Forwarded message from andi <andi at syndicate.org.uk> -----
    Date: Thu,  2 Feb 2006 02:51:59 +0000
    From: andi <andi at syndicate.org.uk>
Reply-To: andi <andi at syndicate.org.uk>
 Subject: Re: online ordering of the RAM for the lp1000r
      To: elijah <elijah at riseup.net>

Quoting elijah <elijah at riseup.net>:

> andi wrote:
> 
> > i was just about to order the 512mb ram but crucial ask for a
> > delivery address phone no. i've already ordered the gigabit
> > nic specifying 0123456789 but maybe it's not such a good
> > idea to do that when ordering RAM for $258.92 ;)
> 
> i just found out a few hours ago that we might be getting more memory
> that we can use (4 gigs for every lp1000r). the memory is 100mhz ecc,
> and the lp1000rs are supposed to take only 133mhz. taggart tested it
> with memtest and let it run overnight. it worked fine. he is not sure if
> the board is downclocking or overclocking. if overclocking, that could
> be bad, but maybe it would still turn out to be reliable. we are going
> to install a bunch and see how well it does over time.
> 
> so... if you can, you should cancel the order (if you are ok with
> experimenting with 100mhz memory).
> 
> -elijah

great news! 

i haven't place an order for RAM as crucial's insistance on a US tel #
stopped me -wel that's good:))) let's test that 100mhz memory...

cheers andi

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