Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 13:26:20 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) Cc: hardware@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: QuickTech P55TU Motherboard Problems Message-ID: <199612170256.NAA24416@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199612170211.QAA19602@pegasus.com> from Richard Foulk at "Dec 16, 96 04:11:27 pm"
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Richard Foulk stands accused of saying: > } > I suspect the RAM of being flakey, but have slowed down the cache > } > timings, and the RAM timing to 70ns to no avail. (the crashes get more > } > infrequent, but they still happen). > } > } This does indeed sound like memory problems. It's of course possible > } that it's something else, but memory is definitely where I'd start. > } > > One of the features of non-parity RAM, not knowing if it's at fault > or not ... Would that it were that simple. But it's not. All that parity will tell you is that something in the memory subsystem is busted, but that's already obvious from the symptoms. Parity RAM is not a cure for the common cold. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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