AMD 64 stability

Sten Spans sten at blinkenlights.nl
Thu Feb 23 14:45:37 PST 2006


On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, V. T. Mueller wrote:

>
> I was relating to "server usage", as stated in the first sentence of my 
> original email - which you decided not to quote.
>
> Of course the A8V is no server board. So the limitations by design will 
> prevent a couple of pitfalls that were otherwise possible. If the original 
> poster is going to buy a server board/system, he should carefully collect 
> information regarding the whole environment he is about to set up.
>
> Besides, you should take a look on the compatibilty list again, counting the 
> number of server boards with chipsets that can address up to 32 GB of RAM ;)

Opterons don't use chipsets to access main memory ...
The motherbord just needs enough slots and good
enough traces to support a fully populated memory bus.

-- 
Sten Spans

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