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- I seem to recall that intel's triton's chip set (ver 1), doesn't support
- parity checking. It was designed for low-end (Packard Bell) systems and
- spilled over into the build-it-yourself category as well. So, even if the
- MB has the ability to use parity RAMS, if you have that triton-I chip set,
- it won't buy you anything.
-
- - Rich
-
- At 08:50 AM 3/26/96 -0800, you wrote:
- >Actually, most systems just spew you an error and halts the system. Not
- >much use if it halts the system. IF the motherboard corrects the problem,
- >then great. I'd also like to point out that in the past 10 years, I've yet
- >to encounter any problems with any RAM on any system I've ever run across.
- >This includes Amigas and PCs of many varieties. RAM problems were common
- >place in the early days of computing but nowadays, you run into more of a
- >SIMM inter-reaction (mixing SIMM manufacturers, speeds, ect) problem more
- >than anything else. I doubt this is caught and fixed by parity but comes to
- >line in system stability, especially with operating systems like WinNT. The
- >ONLY problem I've ever encountered with RAM was with an old GVP SCSI/Memory
- >board in my early Amiga days but I blame that more on the card than the RAM.
- >GVP could never design anything right...
- >
- >Some motherboards can't handle parity RAM (or at least USE the parity bit)
- >so one must always check with the motherboard manufacturer/manual. If it
- >does support it, it's up to you whether you want to spend the extra bucks.
- >If the motherboard corrects errors after telling you of the error, then
- >great. Otherwise, I'd say it isn't much worth it. You'll find out in POST
- >or system stability (as if there wasn't enough to cause system instability
- >with bizarre IRQ and H/W DMA channel allocating) if you've got hardcore
- >memory problems or bad SIMM interaction.
- >
- >Enjoy,
- >Dan
- >--
- >Daniel J. McCoy - djmccoy@pacificnet.net or dan@acti.com
- >http//www.pacificnet.net/~djmccoy
- >
- >
- >
- - Rich Comber <eckland@ais.net>
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