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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: scrantr@ix.netcom.com (R. Scranton) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Needed: utility to test SIMMs Date: Sat, 06 Apr 96 01:31:34 GMT Organization: LDA Systems, Columbus Lines: 11 Message-ID: <N.040596.203134.56@ix-col1-22.ix.netcom.com> References: <dkleinh.828415914@isotope.ps.uci.edu> <4jro6l$92m@malibu.ts.rz.tu-bs.de> <3163018F.26A@communique.no> NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-col1-22.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Fri Apr 05 7:14:25 PM CST 1996 X-Newsreader: Quarterdeck Message Center [1.0] > I've got a panic message telling me: > RAM parity error, likely hardware failure. > FreeBSD is extremely sensitive to memory timing issues. I was unable to get to run reliably until I replaced some mixed 3-chip 9-chip simms with all 9-chip simms. Runs like a champ now. OS/2 exhibits similar behavior, as it also exercises things harder that DOS/Windows. Good luck tracking it down.