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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.ultranet.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!atmnet.net!newshub.cts.com!ptscheer From: tscheer@cts.com (Tom Scheer) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: HELP: Can I mix memory speeds Date: Sat, 20 Jul 96 18:45:39 GMT Organization: CTS Network Services Lines: 21 Message-ID: <4sr9eq$519@newsfeed.cts.com> References: <31E07EA8.66E140D7@henge.com> <31E6880E.408D@nome.net> <4s7rae$m3a@symiserver2.symantec.com> <stephenkDutwB2.52D@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: tscheer1.cts.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #2 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.hardware:45087 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc:161663 comp.os.os2.setup.misc:17469 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:24081 In article <stephenkDutwB2.52D@netcom.com>, stephenk@netcom.com (Stephen Knilans) wrote: >In article <4s7rae$m3a@symiserver2.symantec.com> tedm%toybox@agora.rdrop.com > writes: >>In <31E6880E.408D@nome.net>, Ramon Gandia <nsrfg@nome.net> writes: >> >>[memory explanation deleted] >> >>>It is best to buy EDO. >> >>No No No!!! >> >> EDO memory is non-parity. If your MB supports parity, it is best >>to buy parity memory. (unfortunately, the toy versions of the Triton chipset >>don't) >> >>Stealing Paul Vixie's words: "Using non-parity memory on a Unix system is >>like hanging a `kick me' sign on your backside" I haven't seen anyone make an EDO SIMM with parity, but you can't say "EDO memory is non-parity". Parity is a matter of adding 4 bits to a 72-pin SIMM, it is not a function of the DRAM used.