Re: Gigabyte 586ATE MotherBoard and NIL parity ram?

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From: Mark James
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 00:00

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William Anthony Stubbs wrote:

> 
> Does anyone know if the Gigabyte 586ATE main board will accept nil
> parity simms or do i need to buy FULL parity for the RAM to function
> properly..
> I read through the manual but couldnt find any mention regarding parity
> and whether or not it is required.

I've got parity-less RAM in my Gigabyte ATM/P.  I believe the Intel
Triton-I chipset in these boards doesn't even use the parity bits.
So unless there is some problem mixing the two types, and your
computer doesn't control a nuclear power station
you don't need the parity RAM.

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From: Mark James <mrj@cs.usyd.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Gigabyte 586ATE MotherBoard and NIL parity ram?
Date: 1996/04/27
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