Re: 64GB RAM Curiousity Project

Malcolm Beattie (mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk)
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 15:03:38 +0000 (GMT)

Ruben Schattevoy writes:
> Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> > check out the 'Processor type and features' configuration menu under the
> > '2.3.30' kernel, you'll find:
> >
> > High Memory Support
> >
> > ( ) off
> > ( ) 4GB
> > (X) 64GB
> >
> > we have full support for 64GB RAM.
> >
>
> Where can I buy ix86-machines with more than 4 GB RAM?

Dell, for example, will sell you a PowerEdge 8450 with 8 Xeon CPUs
(Intel's Profusion chipset) and 16GB RAM. Presumably Penguin
Computing's 8-way is similar in terms of maximum memory. They also say
that NT doesn't support it yet and their sales guy was happy to hear
that Linux 2.3 already *does*.

--Malcolm

-- 
Malcolm Beattie <mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk>
Unix Systems Programmer
Oxford University Computing Services


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