Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ3 Memory Upgrade - Not Allowed!

[jale@xxxxxxxxxx]

> I have a RaQ3 with only 64MB RAM which I was thinking of upgrading to
> 256MB or 512MB. The RaQ3 is leased from a colocation provider in London.
> When I got the RaQ3 I was informed the RaQ3's RAM could be upgraded by
> them (although at rather excessive prices) but now when I have asked
> them (a year or two down the line) I get the following reply:-
>
> <snip>
> I'm afraid that we are unable to upgrade memory in RaQ3's as in the
> past it has proven to conflict with the motherboard and prevent the RaQ
> from working until the upgrade is removed, unfortunately it has also
> caused problems leading to complete loss of data, as a result we stopped
>
> performing the upgrades.
> </snip>

That's ridiculous!!!!!!! If RAM fails, it will almost always just prevent a 
machine from booting, any machine. If it boots, RAM will not cause that 
type off error. Now maybe my 22yrs of experience with this stuff is wrong. 
But I upgraded my RAQ3i from the 64Meg it came with to 256 the 2nd week I 
had it; and the machine has never even burped.

Jale