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Re: CPU unstable after memory upgrade

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From: eagle
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 00:00
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Hi,
I would have to ask who installed the memory chip and was it done with
antistatic protection. If not maybe your memory chip or a part insode is
statically damamged.

regards

Kym

Stevo <stevo_s@powerup.com.au> wrote in article
<358B0FD6.B4BA337B@powerup.com.au>...
> Hi all,
> 
> I've just installed an extra 32Mb SDRAM to my Cyrix 686 based machine to
> give a total of 64Mb. The CPU is a 686MX P200 running at 2x75MHz. It was
> running fine at this setting before the memory upgrade but now is very
> unstable (system lock-ups) at that speed. Using the P166 setting of 66x2
> everything is solid as a rock.
> 8 months ago, when first setting up this CPU, motherboard and first
> stick of 32 Mb SDRAM I had similar problems. I ran it at the P166
> setting for a couple of weeks, re-set to P200 setting and it worked
> fine. Do these things take time to run in? I had thought it might have
> something to do with the video card (S3 Virge2D/3D 4Mb) as the lock ups
> frequently occur when doing something graphicaly intesive (games or all
> the time with the OpenGL screensavers) but also during a windows session
> (moving the mouse?). I'm only asking out of curiosity as I'm really
> happy with the system now. Even runs those groovy OpenGL screen savers!
> Any ideas? 
> Cheers
> Stevo
> 
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From: "eagle" <eagle@senet.com.au>
Subject: Re: CPU unstable after memory upgrade
Date: 1998/06/22
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