Re: Frequent system crashes after adding new RAM -- causes, solutions???

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From: J.S.
Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 00:00

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On Thu, 30 Apr 1998 18:00:39 +0100, Simon Barfield
<qed@siii.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <354f4c9c.5315861@nntp.a001.sprintmail.com>, Joseph Smith
><dreamlogic-nixspam-@sprintmail.com> writes
>>The older simms have 8 chips on one side while the newer ones have
>>only 2, 
>
>i think that this may be something to do with your problem ..ISTR that
>there are some chip combinations that don't work..this is only a
>suggestion btw..anyone else ??
>hth 
>SIII :)

I tried "playing with the banks," that is, I alternately placed an
older 8-chip simm in bank 1, a newer 2-chip one in bank 2, an older in
bank 3, and so on...  Now the system runs stable.  Go figure.

Best,
Joseph Smith

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