Re: [cobalt-users] RAM for RaQ 550?

["Thomas Petersen" <thomasp@xxxxxx>]

Risk your box for 40$ ? is it worth it !

You need 133Mhz _Registered_ ECC memory. Acording to my dist.
I have add'et 256 Mb 133, registered ram from Kingston without problems.

/Th. Petersen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erica Douglass" <erica@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 9:26 AM
Subject: [cobalt-users] RAM for RaQ 550?


> Hi all,
> 
> I'm looking for RAM upgrades for my Cobalt RaQ550 servers. I want to
> make sure I am buying the correct RAM.
> 
> I went to Crucial.com first, as they are my preferred vendor for memory.
> Ouch! They say a 512MB ECC PC133 chip for my RaQ 550 is $132.99. (Link:
> http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?Mfr%2BProductline=Sun%2BCobal
> t+Products&mfr=Sun&cat=RAM&model=Cobalt+RaQ+550&submit=Go)
> 
> I then went to Newegg. They have a piece of Crucial RAM for $40 less,
> but it's not quite the same part (it says "unbuffered"). The page they
> link to for the ECC SDRAM is this:
> http://www.crucial.com/store/PartSpecs.asp?imodule=CT64M72S4D75
> 
> Note that Newegg is selling that RAM for $95. However, it's not the one
> Crucial is recommending for the RaQ 550, and it does say "unbuffered",
> so I am not sure if it will work.
> 
> Should I buy the cheaper RAM from Newegg, or should I go the safe route
> and pay the extra $40 for the recommended memory from Crucial?
> 
> Erica Douglass
> Lead Web Developer
> Simpli, Inc.
> 
> 
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