Chapter 7: Adding or Replacing Components
RIMMs
A RIMM has a metal cover on one or both sides of the module.
C-RIMMs
A C-RIMM does not have a metal cover on either side of the module. C-RIMMs
are placeholders that let the memory modules work.
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Identifying identical RIMMs
Each memory module bank must contain identical RIMMs. Identical RIMMs
must share the same five specifications shown in the example below.
Number of RDRAMs
Module Memory
Capacity
64MB/8 ECC
RAMBUS 800-45
Memory Speed
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ECC Support: (blank = no ECC support
ECC = ECC support)
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