Appendix C. Memory Upgrade Configurations
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Appendix C. Memory Upgrade Configurations

Table C-1 and Figure C-1 through Figure C-46 describe the SIMM upgrades required to install additional memory to an existing configuration.

Table C-1. Memory Upgrade Requirements

Starting Memory Size

128 MB

256 MB

512 MB

640 MB

1024 MB

1280 MB

2048 MB

64 MB

 

 

 

 

 

See Figure C-1.

For Two-way interleaving, see Figure C-2. For Four-way interleaving, see Figure C-3.

For Four-way interleaving, see Figure C-4. For Eight-way interleaving, see Figure C-5.

See Figure C-6.

See Figure C-7.

See Figure C-8.

See Figure C-9.

128 MB

N/A

For Two-way interleaving, see Figure C-10.

For Four-way interleaving, see

Figure C-11.

For Four-way interleaving, see Figure C-12. For Eight-way interleaving, see Figure C-13.

See Figure C-14.

See Figure C-15.

See Figure C-16.

See Figure C-17.

256 MB

N/A

N/A

From 256 MB (Two-way) to 512 (Two-way), see Figure C-18.

From 256 MB (One-way) to 512 MB (Two-way), see

Figure C-19. To go from 256 MB (Two-way) to 512 MB (Four-way), see Figure C-20. From 256 MB (Four-way) to 512 MB (Four-way), see Figure C-21.

See Figure C-22.

From 256 MB (One-way) to 1024 MB (Two-way), see Figure C-23. From 256 MB (Two-way) to 1024 MB (Eight-way), see Figure C-24. From 256 MB (Four-way) to 1024 MB (Eight-way), see Figure C-25.

From 256 MB (One-way) to 1280 MB, see Figure C-26.

From 256 MB (Two-way) to 1280 MB, see

Figure C-27.

From 256 MB (Four-way) to 1280 MB, see

Figure C-28.

.

From 256 MB (Two-way) to 2048 MB (Eight-way) see Figure C-29.

From 256 (Four-way) to 2048 MB (Eight-way), see

Figure C-30.

512 MB

N/A

N/A

N/A

See Figure C-31.

From 512 MB (Two-way) to 1024 MB (Two-way), see Figure C-32. From 512 MB (Four-way) to 1024 MB (Eight-way), see Figure C-33.

From 512 MB (Four-way) to 1024 MB (Four-way), see

Figure C-34.

From 512 MB (Eight-way) to 1024 MB (Eight-way), see

Figure C-35.

From 512 MB (Two-way) to 1280 MB (Four-way), see Figure C-36.

 

From 512 MB (Four-way) to 2048 MB (Eight-way), see Figure C-37.

From 512 MB (Eight-way) to 2048 MB (Eight-way), see

Figure C-38.

640 MB

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

See Figure C-39.

See Figure C-40.

See Figure C-41.

1024 MB

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

See Figure C-42.

From 1024 MB (Two-way to 2048 MB (Four-way), see Figure C-43. From 1024 MB (Four-way) to 2048 MB (Four-way), see Figure C-44. From 1024 MB (Eight-way) to 2048 MB (Eight-way), see Figure C-45.

 

1280 MB

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

See Figure C-46.

Figure C-1. 64 MB to 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-1 64 MB to 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 64 MB using one bank of high-density SIMMs (4 x 16 MB) into bank B.

Figure C-2. 64 MB to 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-2 64 MB to 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 192 MB using three banks of high-density SIMMs (12 x 16 MB) into banks B, C, and D.

Figure C-3. 64 MB to 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-3 64 MB to 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 192 MB using three banks of high-density SIMMs (12 x 16 MB) into banks A and B on two MC3 boards.

Figure C-4. 64 MB to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-4 64 MB to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 448 MB using seven banks of high-density SIMMs (28 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on two MC3 boards.

Figure C-5. 64 MB to 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-5 64 MB to 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 448 MB using seven banks of high-density SIMMs (28 x 16 MB) into banks A and B on four MC3 boards.

Figure C-6. 64 MB to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-6 64 MB to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 576 MB using one bank of high-density SIMMs (4 x 16 MB) into banks A and B and two banks of very high-density SIMMS (8 x 64 MB) into banks C and D.

Figure C-7. 64 MB to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-7 64 MB to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 960 MB using 15 banks of high-density SIMMs (60 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on four MC3 boards.

Figure C-8. 64 MB to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-8 64 MB to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1216 MB using three banks of high-density SIMMs (12 x 16 MB) into bank B of the first MC3 board and into banks A and B on the second MC3 board. Then add four banks of very high-density SIMMs (16 x 64 MB) in banks C and D on the two MC3 boards.

Figure C-9. 64MB to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-9 64MB to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1984 MB using 31 banks of high-density SIMMs (124 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H on four MC3 boards.

Figure C-10. 128 MB to 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-10 128 MB to 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 128 MB using two banks of high-density SIMMs (8 x 16 MB) into banks C
and D.

Figure C-11. 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-11 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 128 MB using two banks of high-density SIMMs (8 x 16 MB) into banks A and B on a second MC3 board.

Figure C-12. 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-12 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 384 MB using six banks of high-density SIMMs (24 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on two MC3 boards.

Figure C-13. 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-13 128 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 384 MB using six banks of high-density SIMMs (24 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on three more MC3 boards. Eight-way interleaving requires four MC3s.

Figure C-14. 128 MB to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-14 128 MB to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 512 MB using two banks of very high-density SIMMS (8 x 64 MB) into banks C and D.

Figure C-15. 128 MB to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-15 128 MB to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 896 MB using 14 banks of high-density SIMMs (56 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on four MC3 boards.

Figure C-16. 128 MB to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-16 128 MB to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1152 MB using two banks of high-density SIMMs (8 x 16 MB) into banks A and B on a second MC3 board. Then add four banks of very high-density SIMMs (16 x 64MB) into banks C and D of both MC3 boards.

Figure C-17. 128 MB to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-17 128 MB to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1920 MB using 30 banks of high-density SIMMs (120 x 16 MB) into all the banks (A through H) on four MC3 boards.

Figure C-18. 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-18 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 256 MB using four banks of high-density SIMMs (16 x 16 MB) into the remaining banks (E,F, G, and H) on the MC3 board.

Figure C-19. 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-19 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 256 MB using one bank of very high-density SIMMs (4 x 64 MB) into bank B.

Figure C-20. 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-20 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 256 MB using four banks of high-density SIMMs (16 x 16 MB) into banks A and B on a second MC3 board.

Figure C-21. 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-21 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 256 MB using four banks of high-density SIMMs (16 x 16 MB) into banks C and D on two MC3 boards.

Figure C-22. 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-22 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 384 MB using one bank of very high-density SIMMS (4 x 64 MB) into bank B and two banks of high-density SIMMs (8 x 16 MB) into banks C and D.

Figure C-23. 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-23 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 768 MB using three banks of very high-density SIMMS (12 x 64 MB) into banks B, C, and D.

Figure C-24. 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-24 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 768 MB using 12 banks of high-density SIMMS (48 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on three additional MC3 boards. Eight-way interleaving requires four MC3 boards.

Figure C-25. 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-25 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 768 MB using 12 banks of high-density SIMMS (48 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on two additional MC3 boards. Eight-way interleaving requires four MC3 boards.

Figure C-26. 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-26 256 MB (One-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 256 MB using four banks of high-density SIMMS (16 x 16 MB) into banks C and D on two MC3 boards. Then add 768 MB using three banks of very high-density SIMMS (12 x 64 MB) into bank B on the first MC3 board and banks A and B on the second MC3 board.

Figure C-27. 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-27 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Remove 128 MB of high-density SIMMs from banks A and B (8 x 16 MB) of the first MC3 board, and add them to Banks C and D on the second MC3 board. Then add 1024 MB using four banks of very high-density SIMMS (16 x 64 MB) into banks A and B of two MC3 boards.

Figure C-28. 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-28 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1024 MB using four banks of very high-density SIMMs (16 x 64 MB) into banks C and D of both MC3 boards.

Figure C-29. 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-29 256 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1792 MB of high-density SIMMS into all the available SIMM slots on 4 MC3 boards by adding 256 MB using four banks of high-density SIMMS (16 x 16 MB) into banks E, F, G, and H and the first MC3 board. Then add the remaining 1536 MB using 24 banks of high-density SIMMs (96 x 16 MB) into all the banks (A through H) on three additional MC3 boards.

Figure C-30. 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-30 256 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1792 MB of high-density SIMMS into all the available SIMM slots on four MC3 boards by adding 768 MB using 12 banks of high-density SIMMS (48 x 16 MB) into banks C, D, E, F, G, and H on the first two MC3 boards. Then add the remaining 1024 MB using 16 banks of high-density SIMMs (64 x 16 MB) into all the banks (A through H) on two additional MC3 boards.

Figure C-31. 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-31 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 640 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 128 MB using two banks of high-density SIMMS (8 x 16 MB) into banks C
and D.

Figure C-32. 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-32 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 512 MB using two banks of very high-density SIMMs (8 x 64 MB) into banks C and D.

Figure C-33. 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-33 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 512 MB using sixteen banks of high-density SIMMs (64 x 16 MB) into banks A, B, C, and D on two additional MC3 boards. Eight-way interleaving requires four MC3 boards.

Figure C-34. 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-34 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 512 MB using eight bank s of high-density SIMMs (32 x 16 MB) into the remaining SIMM slots (banks E through H).

Figure C-35. 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-35 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving) to 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Note: Add 512 MB using 16 banks (64 SIMMS) of high-density (16 MB) type into banks C and D on all four MC3 boards.

Figure C-36. 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-36 512 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 768 MB of high-density SIMMS into two MC3 board, by adding 128 MB of high-density SIMMs (8 x 16 MB) into banks C and D on the first MC3 board and another 128 MB of high-density SIMMs (8 x16) into banks C and D on the second MC3 board. Then add two banks of very high-density SIMMs (8 x 64) into banks A and B on the two MC3 boards.

Figure C-37. 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-37 512 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1536 MB of high-density SIMMS into all the available SIMM slots on 4 MC3 boards by adding 512 MB using eight banks of high-density SIMMS (32 x 16 MB) into banks E, F, G, and H and the first two MC3 boards. Then add the remaining 1024 MB using 16 banks of high-density SIMMs (64 x 16 MB) into all the banks (A through H) on two additional MC3 boards.

Figure C-38. 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-38 512 MB (Eight-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1536 MB of high-density SIMMS into all the available SIMM slots on four MC3 boards by adding 512 MB using 24 banks of high-density SIMMS (96 x 16 MB) into banks C through H on all four boards.

Figure C-39. 640 MB to 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Figure C-39 640 MB to 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving)

Note: Remove the two banks of high-density SIMMs (8 x 16 MB) and insert two banks of very high-density (8 x 64 MB) SIMMs into banks A and B.

Figure C-40. 640 MB to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-40 640 MB to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 640 MB to a second MC3 board by adding two banks of high-density SIMMs (8 x 16 MB) and two banks of very high-density SIMMs (8 x 64 MB).

Figure C-41. 640 MB to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-41 640 MB to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Remove 128 MB of high-density SIMMs from Banks A and B on the first MC3 board. Add 1536 MB of very high-density SIMMS (24 x 64 MB) on banks A, B, C, and D of two MC3 boards.

Figure C-42. 1024 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-42 1024 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 1280 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 256 MB using four banks of high-density SIMMS (16 x 16 MB) to banks C and D on the two MC3 boards.

Figure C-43. 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-43 1024 MB (Two-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1024 MB using four banks of very high-density SIMMs (16 x 64 MB) into banks A and B on a second MC3 board.

Figure C-44. 1024 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-44 1024 MB (Four-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1024 MB using four banks of very high-density SIMMs (16 x 64 MB) into banks B and D on each MC3 board.

Figure C-45. 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Figure C-45 1024 MB (Eight-way Interleaving) to 2048 MB (Eight-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Add 1024 MB using 16 banks of very high-density SIMMs (64 x 16 MB) on the remaining SIMM slots (banks D through H) on all four MC3 boards.

Figure C-46. 1280 MB to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Figure C-46 1280 MB to 2048 MB (Four-way Interleaving)

Caution: This configuration is possible only on an MC3 board with a part number of 030-0245-008 or higher.

Note: Remove the high-density SIMMs (sixteen total) and replace them with sixteen very high-density SIMMS (16 x 64 MB).

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