From: Rich Jordan [rjordan@mcs.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:45 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: alphastation 200 4/233


Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- wrote in message
<009FD0A8.56D791A9@SendSpamHere.ORG>...
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>For those looking, look for the Flash ROM chip with the designation 28F020.
>If you have a half-flash Alpha, there shoud be an empty socket of the same
>size in the general vicinity of the existing 28F020.  The part you need is
>only a few bucks and had been available from JDR MicroDevices.


A couple years ago when I tried to update mine, JDR did not carry the
correct brand.  The ones they did have would not work, as the updater could
not program them.  I ended up ordering from another company to get AMD brand
flash chips that were useable; I believe I was told at the time that AMD and
IBM brand chips were the ones that would work; best bet is to match the
brand you have installed in your AS200.

Rich Jordan
rjordan@mcs.net