[geeks] Sun 7005A RAM Kit in U60?

[Mark]

On 6 Oct 2007, at 15:09, Lionel Peterson wrote:

>> From: Mark <md.benson at gmail.com>
>> Date: 2007/10/06 Sat AM 03:03:49 CDT
>> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>> Subject: [geeks] Sun 7005A RAM Kit in U60?
>
>> Anyone of you know if a Sun 7005A 512MB RAM Kit (pair of 256MB DIMMS)
>> will work in a Ultra 60? I found some for cheap on eBay and wondered
>> if it was worth grabbing them instead of the 7004A 256MB (2x 128MB)
>> Kits I was going to buy.
>
> They won't work - the 128 Meg pieces are the largest an Ultra 60  
> can use. To use the 256 Meg pieces, you need to go to an E450,  
> E420r, or other four CPU system.
>
> What was the price difference you found? Were they cheaper than 128  
> Meg pieces or just less than twice as much per DIMM (cheaper per  
> piece or per megabyte)?

Slightly less than 2x the price.

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