Al Hopper wrote: > On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Dana H. Myers wrote: > >> Al Hopper wrote: >> >>> Memory: DDR-400 - your choice but Kingston is always a safe bet. 2*512Mb >>> sticks for a starter, cost effective, system. 4*512Mb for a good long >>> term solution. >> Due to fan-out considerations, every BIOS I've seen will run DDR400 >> memory at 333MHz when connected to more than 1 DIMM-per-channel (I >> believe at AMD's urging). > > Really!? That's surprising. Is there a way to verify that on an Ultra20 > running Solaris 06/06?
Have a look at the BIOS set-up screen; see what speed it's running your DDR at. It may make a difference whether you have single-sided vs. double-sided DIMMs. It's not an OS issue, it's a hardware issue handled by the BIOS. > Now you've gone & done it Dana - you've aroused my curiosity! :) My apologies ;-) Dana _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss