Re: [cobalt-users] Qube3 RAM Upgrade Problems

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > I bought generic RAM as per specifications: 168pins, PC100, etc. The Qube
> > did not recognize it at all (as if it wasn't there). It works fine when I
> > pull out RAM out of my machine (128MB DIMMs) and put them into the Qube.
> 
> i had a similar problem when i upgraded the ram in our qube2.  when i
> installed a new 128 mb board into the empty bank next to the factory
> installed 16 mb, the system failed to notice it was there at all.  when i
> tried to blame bad ram from crucial, they suggested i switch the boards
> around (put the new ram into the bank where the original ram was and vice
> versa).  worked like a charm.
> 
> i guess the larger ram has to be in the first bank or the system can't see
> it.
> 
As always RTFM ;-)   [happens to me too]
Page 205 of the Qube3 manual reads
"You can have mismatched sizes of memory modules (for example, you can install
a 128 MB module and a 64 MB module together). If you have mismatched module
sizes, install the larger module in slot 1. See figure 107."
Gerald