About the memory.
The reason I got a bit confused was initially that I could not figure out how to mix different sizes of RAM.
I thought 6x16 for 96GB was a bit overkill and since I already have two sticks of 16GB, I thought I might fill the rest with 8GB sticks instead.
But once again there's no spec. How would one place and number those dimms. There's no spec for different size RAM and dual CPU for Z600 and I cant figure out what combination would work, if any...
Te boot load order is:
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etc.
The same is true for the Z800, however, the Z800 has 6 Dimms per CPU, but I guess the principal stands anyways...
When mixing 8GB and 16GB in a Z800, the QuiskSpecs specifies placing them as follows:
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So here's my problem. On the Z800 the boot order and the spacing between the different sizes gives me headache.
When I try to translate that into the Z600 world I find myself wanting to put 2x16 (dimm 1+2)+1x8 (dimm 3) in the CPU0 bank and 1x16 (dimm 1) and 2x8 (dimm 2+3) in the CPU1 bank?
Am I loosing my mind here?!
Three channels, six dimms. According to the color coding on the Z800-dimm slots, the boot order and the spacing between the sizes, the Z800 would read 16-16-16, 16-16-16, 8-8-8, 8-8-8. The big ones first, then the smaller ones in groups of three.
On a Z600, the order jumps from 0 to 1 in the same way, but where does that leave me? I also have three channels. But no way of knowing how to configure this based on the boot order.
With one CPU (CPU0), three channels run on dimm 1(CPU0),2(CPU0),3(CPU0). How does it split the dimms between the channels with dual CPU? Just the same as with one? One bank at the time from 1 to 3? Or like the Z800?
Dimm 1(CPU0),1(CPU1),2(CPU0),2(CPU1),3(CPU0),3(CPU1)?
The little hair I had left on my head... I'll leave it at that.
I guess I'll just buy 4x16 and try to learn to live with that if I can't figure this out...
I live near a used server shop...
Hiatus
