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From: rbo@bs2001.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Ralf Bormann)
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Subject: Upgrade of 4/390-memory
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My boss asked me whether it is possible to upgrade the memory in our 4/390
to more than 56 MB.  Our current configuration is 32 MB, i.e. 8 MB on the
CPU-board and 24 MB on a separate memory board.

Some time ago, we upgraded some 4/330's by replacing the 8 1-MB simms of
the CPU-board by 8 4-MB simms.  Additionally, we had to set the 4-MB-simm
jumper.  Up to now we haven't had any problems with that configuration.

Though the CPU-boards of the 4/330 and the 4/390 are identical, the
situation for the 4/390 is a little bit more complicated (at least for me)
because of the separate memory board.  This board consists of 6 banks,
each one for 8 1-MB-simms.  And there is a jumper called "4 Meg".

I have two questions:

1. Is it possible to replace the 1-MB-simms of the CPU-board by
   4-MB-simms?

2. Ditto for the memory board.

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