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- From: tictac@wam.umd.edu (Shake it to the Left)
- Subject: Vesa Local Bus and Companies (please read)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.050642.15880@wam.umd.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 05:06:42 GMT
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- Ok, now I am very confused. I bought a machine from
- Zenon which is ok except for the fact that I cannot
- get the SB to work in it (its a 50 mHz machine), and
- I have Memory Parity Errors. Now then, I was flipping
- through the computer shopper and my eyes came to rest
- on 'The Hard Edge' which talks about technical information.
-
- On page 780 of the January 1993 edition it says that
- VESA's specification for its local bus interface
- defines a bus speed no greater than 40mHz.
- Then WHY does Zenon sell 486/DX50's claming to have
- 3 VLB slots in them? I would very much appreciate
- it if someone could quickly take the time to mail me
- sorting out the details of VESA's VLB specifications,
- and why Zenon can be justified in advertising a 486/DX50
- (not Dx2 50) with 3 local bus slots. I have one sitting
- on my desk, hehe, and Im beginning to think...... hmm,
- maybe THIS is why I'm having some of the problems I
- am experiencing (which include the strange 'Memory
- Parity Error').
-
- Basically, if you could email me explaining
- a) VESAs VLB specifications and limitations
- b) why Zenon is advertising a DX50 with 3
- VLB slots when VESA supposedly said the
- limit (bus speed) is 40 mHz
- c) what is the cause, and the solution for
- a Memory Parity Error.
-
- Please send comments, suggestions, or thoughts to:
- tictac@wam.umd.edu
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