Configuring Your System
6-12 AlphaServer 1000A Rackmount Owner’s Guide
Figure 6-13: Memory Banks
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2
0
3
1
1
2
3
4
5
SIMM 1
SIMM 0
SIMM 3
SIMM 2
SIMM 1
SIMM 0
SIMM 3
SIMM 2
SIMM 1
SIMM 0
SIMM 3
SIMM 2
SIMM 1
SIMM 0
SIMM 3
SIMM 2
1. Bank 3
2. Bank 2
3. Bank 1
4. Bank 0
5. ECC banks
Memory requirements for operating systems differ. Requirements for each are shown in
Table 6–1.
Table 6–1: Operating System Memory Requirements
Operating System
Memory Requirements
Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha
32 MB minimum; 64 MB recommended
Windows NT
16 MB minimum; 32 MB recommended
Windows NT Server
32 MB minimum; 64 MB recommended
Network Connections
Your system supports various network options. You can connect to ThinWire, AUI, or
10Base-T Ethernet networks as shown in Figure 2-4. With the correct option, you can also
connect to FDDI and token-ring networks.
