jschwarz@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Joseph V Schwarz) (06/21/91)
I recently purchased a RAM/combo board , and it came without documentation. I bought it unpopulated, because I have enough RAM chips to fill it. I would like to know if the three jumpers on the board (w1, w2, w3) need to be set in any way. Currently w1 and w2 are capped, and w3 is not. Also, do I have to install anything besides the software for it? I am running 3.51 OS with Fix Disk 2.0 (3.51m kernel). I would like to find out what needs to be done before I go and mangle my system up! :-) Thanks to one and all- Joe -- ****************************************************************************** * Joe Schwarz - jschwarz@csd4.csd.uwm.edu * * All FLAMES go directly to /dev/null do not pass GO, do not collect $200! * ******************************************************************************
thad@btr.BTR.COM (Thaddeus P. Floryan) (06/21/91)
In article <13271@uwm.edu> jschwarz@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Joseph V Schwarz) writes: | I recently purchased a RAM/combo board , and it came without documentation. | I bought it unpopulated, because I have enough RAM chips to fill it. I would | like to know if the three jumpers on the board (w1, w2, w3) need to be set | in any way. Currently w1 and w2 are capped, and w3 is not. From the EIA/RAM Combo Board Installation Guide, page 2: RAM W1 W2 W3 Rows populated with RAM ICs 0.0MB - - - none 0.5MB - IN IN 5 & 6 1.0MB IN - IN 7 through 10 1.5MB IN IN - 5 through 10 With "w1 and w2 are capped, and w3 is not" you can fully populate the board using "standard" 256Kx1 150nS DRAMs (faster parts will work, too, but DON'T make the board operate any faster and are usually more expensive; note, though, that the price of 100nS 256Kx1 DRAMs in this area is about US$1.20 each. | Also, do I have to install anything besides the software for it? I am | running 3.51 OS with Fix Disk 2.0 (3.51m kernel). No software needed just for RAM. You should TOSS the disk that accompanied the EIA/RAM Combo Card whose contents (as recorded on my system) are: thadlabs ksh 24659/24687> cat /usr/archives/floppy/AT+T/EIA-RAM_withHW EIA/RAM Combo Expansion Board Disk 1 Disk each 0037406-0R01-0382-X Ver 3.0 (accompanied expansion card purchase) 0037406-0R01-0383-X Ver 3.0 (accompanied expansion card purchase) directory of this disk by "$ cpio -ictBv < /dev/rfp021" 100644 root 3 Oct 7 09:11:20 1985 Size 100666 bin 785 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 CMB232.form 100666 bin 0 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 CMB232.menu 100755 bin 3356 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 CMB232.sh 100644 bin 127 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 Files 100755 bin 2223 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 Install 100644 bin 31 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 Name 100755 bin 1699 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 Remove 100755 bin 9436 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 cmb.o 100755 bin 861 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 cmb.rc 100755 bin 2088 Oct 7 08:08:00 1985 cmbpcnt and, instead, use the disk that accompanied the 3.51 Foundation set whose contents are (as recorded on my system): thadlabs ksh 24659/24687> cat /usr/archives/floppy/AT+T/EIA-RAM_Combo EIA/RAM COMBO BOARD EXPANSION DISK 1 Disk System Software Version 3.51, 1031015-MC02 Ver 3.51 1 of 1 directory of this disk by "$ cpio -ictBv < /dev/rfp021" 100644 root 3 Apr 20 16:07:01 1987 Size 100666 bin 37 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 CMB232.menu 100755 bin 7704 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 CMB232.sh 100644 bin 219 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 Files 100755 bin 2722 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 Install 100644 bin 22 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 Name 100755 bin 3167 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 Remove 100755 bin 9983 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 cmb.o 100755 bin 2275 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 cmb.rc 100755 bin 2120 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 cmbpcnt 100755 bin 2076 Jan 1 10:10:00 1970 cmbupd HOWEVER, please note the FIXDISK 2, in the kernel directory, contains: total 338 -rw-r--r-- 1 root users 206 Nov 22 1989 Info -rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 1326 Dec 6 1989 Install -rw-r--r-- 1 root users 21 Nov 22 1989 Name -rwxr-xr-x 1 root users 131512 Nov 22 1989 UNIX3.51m.z ====> -rw-r--r-- 1 root users 4933 Oct 3 1989 cmb.o.z <==== -rwxr--r-- 1 root users 33410 Dec 2 1989 wind.o.z so you'll probably need to re-apply that portion of FIXDISK 2 after you load the 3.51 combo driver (for its shell scripts, cmb.rc, etc.). And note that the "*.z" files are restored using unpack (whereas "*.Z" files would be restored using uncompress). If you didn't get ANY disk with your EIA/RAM Combo Card (you didn't say), then lemme know and I'll uuencode, shar and email you the stuff for 3.51 since you're ENTITLED to that software because you have the EIA/RAM hardware card. BTW, as a general tip to EVERYONE, please note that I made "listings" of all the software disks that accompanied my 3B1 purchases in the form shown above; makes it real handy to "grep" to find what came with what and to check the original dates and sizes of things. Thad Floryan [ thad@btr.com (OR) {decwrl, mips, fernwood}!btr!thad ]