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Subject: Re: DSP Ram upgrade info
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> I' think a kword is 2 kbytes. Using words in programming they occupy 2 bytes 
> (16 bits).

Yep.

> Why it is measured in kwords instead of kbytes I have really no idea.

To confuse you?

> After I've read this message I think the chips on the aria-card are indeed 
> just normal cache chips (also static ram). As said before there are at this 
> moment on my card with 8 kwords(=16 kbytes) 2 ram chips on the board (9250   
> 6264A-20NC) they are 20 ns and each chip is 8k*8.

This sounds interesting. Shoudl definitely be in the Aria FAQ!

> To get another 32 kwords you (and Myself too) will probably need two 32k*8 
> chips (something with 3256-20 on the chip)
> Cristopher said he had been using 32k*8 and had only 16 Kwords.
> Did you replace the old chips ore were you using the old chips and the new ones.
> Maybe someone with 40 kwords could check this on his aria-card.

2x8k*8+2x32k*8 I believe...

> I wonder if I can use even more memory or if 40 kwords is the max.

AFAIK, the max. is 64 kWords. Probably that will involve replacing the 2x8k*8
SRAM chips too.

Daniel

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