NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/hardware/22630

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Subject: Memory errors--causes?
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Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 15:53:58 GMT
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I've recently expanded from 4 MB to 8 MB and I'm having problems with the extra
memory.  When I had 4 MB on board, I had no problems.  But soon after I went to
8 MB, I would get parity errors, and sometimes the screen would just blank out
and the screen would freeze up.  The new memory itself seems to be fine.  I can
use either the new memory *or* the old memory (or even a combination of 2 MB of
each) and I have no problems.  When I went to check out a problem once, I
noticed that the memory seemed quite hot when I had 8 MB installed.  The memory
is installed in 4 banks of 2 MB each, and when all 8 are in, there is little
room for ventilation.  Could the heat be doing this?  Have I run out of power,
perhaps?  Any solutions or similar experiences out there?  This is SIPP memory
if it helps.

Tim Irvin   [e-mail]
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