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Article #5736Re: Help! Memory Parity Problem!!
From: Scott Kelley
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 1990 23:50
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 1990 23:50
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shedevil@portia.Stanford.EDU (Annie) writes:
> Help!
>
> Here is what my computer does:
>
> Every so often when I boot it up, *after* displaying the numbers which show
> it running up to its 640k, it will go into set-up...it seems to think
> that I have changed the size of the memory (which is actually at 640k).
> Sometimes the set-up display shows 520k memory,, sometimes 640, and I
> think also sometimes 560.
>
> I realize this sounds confusing, but this is what it is doing.
>
> And SOMETIMES it will just freeze up and display this error message:
>
> "Memory Parity Failure".
>
>
> I realize that something is going in my memory, and I will have to replace it
> but what is it that is going? And how difficult/expensive will it be to
> replace? (And how do I physically replace it?)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Annie
> --
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> Anne (She Devil) Mitchell - Stanford Law - BBS: 415-497-5291,1200,N,8,1
> No disclaimer necessary as this is *my* account, and besides - nobody
> would ever accuse anyone else of having these opinions anyway!
640k will only cost you about $60, just replace it all. If you have
never done it before it will be tough (sounds like you have an XT w/ DIPPS)
so find a friend who has done it and make them help you.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!srhqla!unigold!pain.UUCP!qaz_wsx From: qaz_wsx@pain (Scott Kelley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.misc Subject: Re: Help! Memory Parity Problem!! Message-ID: <6ePNu1w163w@pain> Date: 23 Dec 90 23:50:40 GMT References: <1990Dec20.185019.29981@portia.Stanford.EDU> Organization: Sequoia Public Access Info Network Lines: 36