N7700 RAM / Memory upgrade

[Pskone]

The T7600 processor drops right into the N7700 as well...

[lexos]

Originally Posted by Pskone

The T7600 processor drops right into the N7700 as well...

Hi thanks for the info...so I guess you tried? yes?

Which model is the T7600? (they are severals..)

Thanks in advance.

BR

Vincent

[rhumba]

Originally Posted by rhumba

I installed two x 2GB module today and looked the 7700 booted up alright. These are from Crucial, part number CT25664AA667.

Just a quick update on the status of my two N7700's after the memory upgrades. They are running 24/7 without any issue:

Up Time 172 days 21 hours 2 minutes

Thanks Thecus!!!

[Pskone]

There aren't that many are there, just solder on and pinned? You just need the pinned version, I got a SL9SD.

[lexos]

Maybe good to stay in that post....
I tried to install a pci-x video card in the free slot...N7700 didn't want to switch on with it, I tried three models of video card, guess there is a limitation somewhere or a jumper to move. will test further.

One cpu is on arrival (T7600) will test it as well.

Let me know if you need to have some other tests done.

btw I update my two N5200BR Pro with 2GHz/533Mhz (instead of the crappy 1.5Ghz/400Mhz and one 1GB Ram), amazing how it's fast now...boot process is divided by two...Rebuild looks faster...

[Funkstar]

Originally Posted by lexos

Maybe good to stay in that post....
I tried to install a pci-x video card in the free slot...N7700 didn't want to switch on with it, I tried three models of video card, guess there is a limitation somewhere or a jumper to move. will test further.

PCI-X or PCIe? two very different things. Although I doubt a PCI-X card would fit in a PCIe slot

I wonder if the actual card might make a difference. There might be something about the card not being initialised on boot, so then freezing the whole system. I bet someone with a more intimate knowledge of PCIe can answer that one. Might be worth asking on the general Hardware forums about this, rather than just in the Thecus sub forum.

Interesting thread though lexos. keep it up

[lexos]

Originally Posted by Funkstar

PCI-X or PCIe? two very different things. Although I doubt a PCI-X card would fit in a PCIe slot

I wonder if the actual card might make a difference. There might be something about the card not being initialised on boot, so then freezing the whole system. I bet someone with a more intimate knowledge of PCIe can answer that one. Might be worth asking on the general Hardware forums about this, rather than just in the Thecus sub forum.

Interesting thread though lexos. keep it up

Hi Funkstar, yes you are right, it was PCIe not PCI-X, sorry I was installing some PCI-X cards in a Netxxx appliance, that's the why..The Cpu is still on the way...hope it will come tomorrow.

[Funkstar]

Originally Posted by lexos

Hi Funkstar, yes you are right, it was PCIe not PCI-X, sorry

Just wanted to make sure.

[lposeidon]

Originally Posted by lexos

Hi Funkstar, yes you are right, it was PCIe not PCI-X, sorry I was installing some PCI-X cards in a Netxxx appliance, that's the why..The Cpu is still on the way...hope it will come tomorrow.

I've got a Nvidia GeForce 8400GS running it the N7700. Booted up and is running with no issue. I'm running Openfiler, and cant remember if i had it in while it was running the Thecus OS. Lots of parts everywhere

[lexos]

New processor installed!!!! I can confirm that the T7600 2.33Ghz core 2 duo is running fine...will conduct some other tests as well.

before:
System Info
Firmware Version: 2.01.09
Product: N7700
Producer: THECUS
CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 440 @ 1.86GHz
CPU Temp: 33 celcius

After the upgrade:
System Info
Firmware Version: 2.01.09
Product: N7700
Producer: THECUS
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7600 @ 2.33GHz
CPU Temp: 31 celcius

They are quiet a lot of jumpers on that mainboard..will be nice to know for which purposes...

Keep you in touch

[lexos]

Btw one of the video card that I tested is a GS8400....and it doesn't want to boot (or at least to power on)...works fine on a normal pc...maybe it's taking too much power from the slot (to be honest I doubt).

will see with some other cards...

[lexos]

Hi,

Did some tests, rebuild process is incredibly faster...and buidling a raid6 with seven disks is not taking some much time as before, around 30% faster.

I was trying to know if this firmware version is supporting SMP...well I have got unknow as an anserw... (uname -a | grep SMP).

All the iSCSI connections are anyway reall faster now. web Gui is really real time now...

Still cannot have the video card running... will go deeper into that.

[rhumba]

Where do you get the T7600? I want to buy one, too but don't know exactly where and which one to purchase.

Thanks

[Funkstar]

There aren't many places that stock mobile processors.

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...554&sa=title#p

[lexos]

Originally Posted by rhumba

Where do you get the T7600? I want to buy one, too but don't know exactly where and which one to purchase.

Thanks

Hi,

Bought it on ebay...for only $100...sometimes more sometimes less.


Model is:

2.33ghz CORE 2 DUO Processor T7600 CPU SL9SD E1505

[unclebobuk]

Originally Posted by lposeidon

I've got a Nvidia GeForce 8400GS running it the N7700. Booted up and is running with no issue. I'm running Openfiler, and cant remember if i had it in while it was running the Thecus OS. Lots of parts everywhere

@ lposeidon ...


I read your above post with great interest... I was thinking of dumping the stock firmware and going open source (seeing as fixes seem to come all too slow from our friends in Taiwan) but i had no idea if it was possible. From what you're saying, you can stick in a graphics card and basically run your N7700 as regular linux box with openfiler. I'd be interested in how you got to that point... fancy sharing your experiences?

regards,
Bob.