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seldon@swbell.net wrote:
> 
> When I cold boot and run windows I get the following message,
> 
> PARITY ERROR
> SYSTEM HALTED
> 
> but if I warm boot, windows runs fine.
> 
> Thinking this was a RAM Hardware problem, I took it to my PC dealer.
> They say all hardware checks out fine and that I'm probably loading
> too much in conventional mem. I took out everything but Win3.1 and
> still get the message on cold boot. Any Ideas?
> 
> Seldon

Parity errors don't have anything to do with how much data is loaded 
in conventional memory -- it's a memory error!  Since it only seems 
to happen when your system is cold, you might try removing your SIMMs 
and making sure that the contacts are clean (you can rub them gently 
with a pencil eraser to remove any oxidation).

If the is error is caused by an intermittent chip, you can expect that
it will eventually get worse and give you an opportunity to find it.  
Be thankful you have a system with parity checking.  Many new systems 
ignore such errors and just keep operating on invalid data.

TMR