IBM Power 550 Express (8204-E8A) Memory Upgrades

Overview

As defined on the System memory page, there are a few different memory options available:

Memory features
                                         Feature     Minimum    Maximum
Feature                                  number      quantity   quantity
=======                                  ======      ========   ========
1024 MB PC2-5300 (2 x 512 MB RDIMMs)      4520        0          16
2048 MB PC2-5300 (2 x 1024 MB RDIMMs      4521        0          16
4096 MB PC2-5300 (2 x 2048 MB RDIMMs)     4522        0          16
4096 MB PC2-5300 (2 x 2048 MB 1Gb RDIMMs) 4532        0          16
8192 MB PC2-5300 (2 x 4096 MB RDIMMs)     4523        0          16
16384 MB PC2-3200 (2 x 8192 MB RDIMMs)    4524        0          16

And on the Parts List, there are a few different FRUs available:

FRU     Description
======= ==============================
77P5883 512 MB DIMM for integrated xSeries server
77P6497 512 MB 667 MHz RDIMM
77P6498 1 GB 667 MHz RDIMM
77P5880 1 GB DIMM for integrated xSeries server
77P6499 2 GB 667 MHz RDIMM, 512Mb DRAM
77P8030 2 GB 667 MHz RDIMM, 1Gb DRAM
77P6500 4 GB 667 MHz RDIMM
77P7504 8 GB 400 MHz RDIMM

The general take-away is that memory must be installed in pairs, and the system can hold a maximum of 16x 'features', or 32x RDIMMs. (4x CPU modules, each with 8x RDIMM slots)

The memory itself is standard DDR2 ECC Registered memory available from several different manufacturers / vendors.

There does not appear to be anything unique or specific about the IBM-branded modules.

512MB Modules

• FRU 77P5883
• FRU 77P6497

1024MB Modules

• FRU 77P6498
• FRU 77P5880

2048MB Modules

• FRU 77P6499
• FRU 77P8030

4096MB Modules

• FRU 77P6500
• Micron
  • MT36HTF51272PY-667E1
  • 4GB 2RX4 PC2-5300P-555-12-ZZ
  • 4GB, DDR2, 667, CL5, ECC, REG

8192MB Modules

• FRU 77P7504
• Micron
  • MT72HTS1G72PY-53EE1
  • 8GB 4RX4 PC2-4200P-444-12-ZZ
  • 8GB, DDR2, 533, CL4, ECC, REG
• Hynix
  • HYS72T1G442EP 3 7 B
  • 8GB 4Rx4 PC2-4200P-444-12AMC
• Samsung
  • M393T1G60QJA-CD5
  • 8GB 4Rx4 PC2-4200P-444-12-M0