Upgrading a VAX4000-200 to a -500, -700 etc.?

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>
Date: Sun Jun 2 10:35:22 2002

> correction.. thats -300 and up.

Oops, you are right. I was thinking about the -500 and up
needing the second revision of the backplane.

> > > I told you I got that VAX 4000-200 (not quite in my hands yet but
> > > soon.) But I really want to make it the fastest VAX around, i.e.
> > > that would be a -700 or something, right? Is such upgrade done
> > > simply by replacing the CPU blade? Or is there anything different
> > > about the Q-bus, PSU or whatnot?
> >
> > The -500 and up use a BA440 chassis, which has special slots
> > for the CPU and memory.
> > --
> > Eric Dittman
> > dittman_at_dittman.net
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>


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Received on Sun Jun 02 2002 - 10:35:22 BST

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