"No memory found" on hp server ..

[Hugo de Paix de Coeur]

hi ..

I have an HP server: HP Visualize B180L, but without RAM
I tried a lot of "generic" 72pins simms but I've always the same
pb: the server just don't start: Led values: O O O X
^ 7401: "No memory found FAULT
likely cause: SIMMS
or processor board"

My question is: can I use some generic ram (that match specifications) or
should I use the specific RAM pointed out in the server documentation ?

thx..

--
Hugo de Paix de Coeur [Kabhal]

[Christian =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=FCrrhauer?=]

On the seventh day, Hugo de Paix de Coeur wrote...
hi .. I have an HP server: HP Visualize B180L, but without RAM I tried a lot of "generic" 72pins simms but I've always the same pb: the server just don't start: Led values: O O O X ^ 7401: "No memory found FAULT likely cause: SIMMS or processor board" My question is: can I use some generic ram (that match specifications) or should I use the specific RAM pointed out in the server documentation ?

Hello,

I am not familiar with your specific machine. Usual advice is to get with
the memory recommendation of the hardware manufactorer, be it a RISC
workstation as yours or a normal PC. The difference, however, lies in that
a normal PC usually accepts low-cost, low-quality memory while the
high-quality workstation, being designed for high performance computing,
normally doesn't. That's for a price, agreed, but there are very good
reasons.

To point you in a possibly right direction: PS/2 SIMM memory was built with
EDO and FPM. Both were also available with ECC, which is what you probably
need. When doing a little research, some indicate that memory for the B-
and C-Class may have been proprietary, however, I don't have expertise in
this specific hardware. Check http://www.memoryx.net/a4517a.html for
further info and maybe shopping.

HTH

--
mit freundlichen Grüßen/with kind regards
Christian Dürrhauer, Institute of Geography, FU Berlin

"My God! The thought of that evil man, loose in London--with
money, from God only knows what source--fomenting riot and
rebellion during a public emergency--and in control of an Engine-
driven press! It's nightmarish!" (Gibson-Sterling, "The
Difference Engine")

[Ben Myers]

ECC EDO 72-pin memory was (is?) rather rare. I would install fast-page mode
parity memory in the workstation, paying attention to whether gold- or
tin-plated SIMMs are needed. Gold-plated SIMMs go into gold-plated SIMM
sockets, the use of gold leading to higher reliability.

Not knowing the specs of the computer, I would guess that matched sets of either
two or four SIMMs are required... Ben Myers

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:07:48 +0200, Christian =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=FCrrhauer?=
<cduerr@geog.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
On the seventh day, Hugo de Paix de Coeur wrote... hi .. I have an HP server: HP Visualize B180L, but without RAM I tried a lot of "generic" 72pins simms but I've always the same pb: the server just don't start: Led values: O O O X ^ 7401: "No memory found FAULT likely cause: SIMMS or processor board" My question is: can I use some generic ram (that match specifications) or should I use the specific RAM pointed out in the server documentation ?Hello,I am not familiar with your specific machine. Usual advice is to get withthe memory recommendation of the hardware manufactorer, be it a RISCworkstation as yours or a normal PC. The difference, however, lies in thata normal PC usually accepts low-cost, low-quality memory while thehigh-quality workstation, being designed for high performance computing,normally doesn't. That's for a price, agreed, but there are very goodreasons.To point you in a possibly right direction: PS/2 SIMM memory was built withEDO and FPM. Both were also available with ECC, which is what you probablyneed. When doing a little research, some indicate that memory for the B-and C-Class may have been proprietary, however, I don't have expertise inthis specific hardware. Check http://www.memoryx.net/a4517a.html forfurther info and maybe shopping.HTH--mit freundlichen Grüßen/with kind regardsChristian Dürrhauer, Institute of Geography, FU Berlin"My God! The thought of that evil man, loose in London--withmoney, from God only knows what source--fomenting riot andrebellion during a public emergency--and in control of an Engine-driven press! It's nightmarish!" (Gibson-Sterling, "TheDifference Engine")