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- From: adhir@wam.umd.edu (Al Dhir)
- Subject: Re: Mix of 3-chip and 9-chip simms with OS/2
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.203630.25775@wam.umd.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 20:36:30 GMT
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- In article <BzE1Kz.A8F@news.cso.uiuc.edu> nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nishith A. Patel) writes:
- >jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
- >
- >>Humor us. Try replacing your RAM with a set from a different system,
- >>preferably one known to run OS/2 with no problems.
- >
- >>Al is not the only one who has seen TRAP 0002s be memory problems. That goes
- >>for everyone here, including IBM. OS/2 is known to be a torture test for
- >>memory. Other programs, including what were thought to be heavy-duty
- >>diagnostics, have been known to run properly on systems where OS/2 had TRAP
- >>0002s which were cured by replacing RAM.
- >
- >Well, if you first say that the RAM is fine even for heavy duty diagnostics,
- >but not for OS/2, then say the problem is with RAM, there is ome kind of
- >contradiction. It is not like most RAM out there is "mortal" RAM, and there
- >is some very privileged, select few RAM chips that are the ultimate in RAM
- >chips. All RAM that is in perfect condition are pretty much the same, and getting
- >RAM that happens to "work" with OS/2 is pure luck.
- >
- >Is OS/2 this picky with all hardware, making it a metter of pure luck?
- >(I know I already got unlucky with my modem).
- >
- So you know better than all the PC Techs in the world who are going to tell
- you that it is your RAM. Fine. If you are so stubborn as to not even accept
- the possibility that the problem is with your hardware, then forget it. Go
- back to DOS. You deserve it.
-
- I and a few others mean nothing more than to try to help you get your system
- running properly with OS/2. We stand to gain nothing else. I'd say you have
- an attitude problem here.
-
- OS/2 happens to excersize your RAM quite a bit harder than standard diagnostics
- programs like CHeckit. RAM that checks out OK with CHeckit can easily choke
- up with OS/2 (and WIndows for that matter).
-
- Against my better judgement, I suggest again, that you install a new set of
- SIMMS. I am willing to bet my reputation that the problem lies with your
- memory.
- --
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