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- From: massoud@chemteca.sdsu.edu (Massoud Ajami)
- Subject: Re: HELP! Memorey Parity Error--System Crash
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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:28:31 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug28.043028.25598@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> huhta@crs.cl.msu.edu (Chris Huhta) writes:
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- > I have recently come across a problem where Windows will crash, the screen
- >will wig out, and turn blue, stating "Memory Parity Error. System Halted." I
- >think it is a BIOS error message, not a windows one, but I cannnot seem to
- >figure out where it is coming from. I am paraluzed...Sometimes my computer
- >will boot up windows fine, only to unexpectedly hang like this and give me
- >this error message. I need help badly, since I ned to use my computer very
- >urgently.
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- >huhta@crs.cl.msu.edu
- >Thanks.
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- >Please forward your suggestions and help to me if possible.
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- You didn't say anything about the computer. If you have more than 1M memory,
- since Windows uses Extended memory, you may have problem with that area for
- parity. Most of the DOS programs do not use EXT. memory, so normal
- operation sees no problem. Check to see if your BIOS supports the parity
- enable/disable, if so, try with parity disable to see the results. Most
- likly the RAMs are not fast enough and timing causes the error, try to
- change the wait state for RAMs from 0 to 1, and with parity bit enable,
- you should not have any problem.
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- Peace and Prosperity!
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