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From: David Kelly <dkelly@HiWAAY.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:04:38 -0500
To: Laurentiu Pancescu <plaur_27@yahoo.de>
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Subject: Re: dealing with deffective RAM
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On Aug 20, 2004, at 12:47 AM, Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:

> I've tested multiple times, for up to 16
> hours at a time, and the results are consistent: no
> errors with a single module, a lot of them with both
> inserted, no matter which is the order of the modules
> (original, or swapped).  I assume it's the fault of
> the motherboard, not of the memory modules.

It could be your power supply. With age electrolytic capacitors loose 
capacity and detune the filters in the power supply. Noise gets thru. 
Errors occur.

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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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