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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!news.cse.psu.edu!rutgers!cbgw3.att.com!cbgw2.att.com!news.bu.edu!dartvax.dartmouth.edu!coos.Dartmouth.EDU!not-for-mail From: nate@coos.Dartmouth.EDU (Nathan K. Edel) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: HELP: Can I mix memory speeds Followup-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 17 Jul 1996 06:41:02 GMT Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA Lines: 7 Message-ID: <4si1tu$85r@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> References: <4rbvq2$34i@news.enterprise.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: coos.dartmouth.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.hardware:44728 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:23795 Many modern motherboards don't support parity at all -- if you stick parity simms in, you're just wasting the bits... and most have some ability to disable checking if they support it. If you need reliability, move up to ECC -- parity isn't that great. If you don't need that much reliability, stick with non-parity, and spend the money you save on a quality MotherBoard...