Re: Documentation for NoName (AXPpci 33) Motherboard

Steve Atkins (steve@blighty.com)
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:45:06 -0500

Dave M (allegedly dmcgeoch@nymanj.com) wrote:
>I just purchased a NoName motherboard and the documentation that I received with
>it was
>rather sparse. Primarily what I'm interested in is the part numbers for the
>cache ram.
>If anyone has documentation on this motherboard or knows where I can obtain the
>documentation for it I would appreciate it. I looked on Digital's web site and
>found the image
>of the board, but the link for documentation took me to a screen written in
>German. Also,
>if anyone knows of somewhere to purchase the cache ram, I'd appreciate that
>also.

Dave - mail to you bounces with '550 No such list'.

>> The AXPPCI can have 0K, 256K or 1M of Cache. This cache maybe 15ns or
>> 20ns. The AXPPCI_33 auto detects the amount of cache, however the speed
>> of the cache must be set by
>> jumper J17. When J17 is closed then the cache is set at 20ns, when J17 is
>> open the cache is set at 15ns.
>>
>> Although the AXPPCI_33 does not restrict what cache parts are acceptable,
>> the following components have been verified to work on the AXPPCI_33.
>>
>> CY7C199-20PC
>> PDM41256SA20P
>> LH52258AD-20
>> CXK58258AP-20
>> MT5C1008-20
>> MT5C2568-15
>> CXK58258AP-20

...and the Digital part numbers are listed in the Linux-Alpha FAQ. It's
been EOLed, though, so they may not be available from DEC.

I make no guarantees about this info - it's just some stuff I have
on file from when I last tried to get a noname to fly.

Cheers
Steve

--
-- Steve Atkins -- steve@blighty.com 
-- not speaking for Digital/Compaq/Intel or anyone else.