Re: Memory Parity Errors

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From: mhs
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:00

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In article: <30bba8b2.5624649@news.demon.co.uk>  tim-net@nurse.demon.co.uk writes:
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> 	Could anyone be so kind as to explain what "Memory Parity Error" means?
> What can be done to avoid them and, by implication, What causes them?

Memory Parity Errors are when the parity bits in the memory modules do not agree with the actual 
memory (parity is a method of error-checking).  If it occurs the computer could crash (ie will 
is important work has not been saved), and I think the only thing that causes them is dodgy RAM.

You can get memory with and without parity, and it makes no difference whatsoever.  If the 
memory is wrong then it is wrong, and parity only tells the computer that it is wrong.  It will 
still crash.

Don't worry, I believe its VERY rare.

Ross Burton
aka Atot Chas

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