Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: SickBeast
Originally posted by: Googer
Anyone know anything about cracking open a Compaq server case? Any surprises generally?
Nothing too scary in there, you may large funny shaped passive cooling device and a few proprietary parts (ram).
*Groan*...So I have to order the RAM from Compaq? That's outrageous...
I've never heard of proprietary RAM (thought it was SDRAM/DDR/Rambus, etc. - always a standard). I'll have to investigate. Thanks for the tips.
Compaq uses a special SPD that does not allow the computer to boot unless it has the correct ram. This is an old trick used by manufacturers for a long time now, to get you to buy ram from them.
Compaq, Dell, and I believe IBM or Gatewaty do this and have done this since the 80's
You can find HPaq compatible RAM at many resellers, Viking, Kingston, and Crucial come to mind.
Of course HPaq won't support it, but that's another matter