Re: Parity check error-What is it? HELP PLEASE!

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From: Fred Ecks
Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 14:54

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In article <1994May27.103521.24137@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> a_davison@csc32.enet.dec.com writes:
>
>In article <fredxCqFLG9.8w8@netcom.com>, fredx@netcom.com (Fred Ecks) writes:
>
>!>This has been happening to quite a few computers over the last week or
>!>so.  The partial solar eclipse affected the earth's magnetic field, thus
>!>realigning some cells in the cheaper memory chips.
>!>
>!>If you turn your computer so it faces North, that should fix it.
>!>
>!> - Fred
>!>
>
>  Would that be true North or magnetic North?

Magnetic North, of course!  It's the magnetic field that disrupted the
memory's parity bits, therefore the machine must face Magnetic North.
Geez, don't you understand the science of the matter?

>  Actually I had this problem until I attached a large electro-magnet to the
>side of my computers case thus faking it out as to what direction it was
>really facing... try it 8^).

A permanent magnet will do the job nicely.  The electromagnet wastes
energy.  All the new "Green PCs" use permanent magnets.

 - Fred

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Subject: Re: Parity check error-What is it? HELP PLEASE!
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