- Note that Adaptec 3940UW won't be recognised by the 164sx SRM

- Warn that 164SX is a picky customer with regards to DIMMs.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml
index 5c4af08..2f4a0a0 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml
@@ -1074,7 +1074,8 @@ cpu	EV4</programlisting>
       SRM V5.7-1). Adaptec 2930U2 and 2940U2[W] do not work.</para>
 
       <para>164LX and 164SX with SRM firmware version 5.8 or later can boot 
-      from Adaptec 2940-series adapters.</para>
+      from Adaptec 2940-series adapters. A test with an Adaptec 3940UW
+      showed that that one is not supported however.</para>
 
       <para>In summary: this family of machines is <quote>blessed</quote> with a 
       challenging compatibility as far as SCSI adapters go.</para>
@@ -1083,6 +1084,8 @@ cpu	EV4</programlisting>
       (PC100 or PC133) 256MB DIMMs are reported to work just fine. Whether 
       512MB DIMMs will also work is currently unknown. You can use ECC or
       non-ECC DIMMs. The non-ECC ones are the same as commonly found in PCs.
+      Unfortunately the 164SX is quite picky on which DIMMs it likes,
+      so be prepared to test and experiment.
       </para>
 
       <para>PCI bridge chips are sometimes not appreciated by the 164SX,