Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:06:25 +1000
From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>
To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Random signals in {build,install}world recently?
Message-ID: <20031021080625.GA14585@server.c211-28-27-130.belrs2.nsw.optusnet.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <3F94D601.D1B09031@mindspring.com>
References: <20031020081944.GA40541@kevad.internal> <20031020152755.I47918@beagle.fokus.fraunhofer.de> <3F94D601.D1B09031@mindspring.com>
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On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 11:45:21PM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote: >I've noticed a lot of bad problems with Hynix memory lately; your >mileage may vary. At Whistle we had a problem with memory with Gold >contacts, and didn't have any problems with the ones with Tin. A good rule of thumb is to make sure that the finish on the DIMM contacts are the same as the ones on the DIMM socket - both gold or both tin. Note that whilst gold doesn't oxidise, it's fairly easy to make a gold coating so thin that it's gas permeable allowing the underlying metal to oxidise. Peter
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