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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
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
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.os.os2.setup.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: 16 Jul 1996 10:29:06 +0100
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Kevin Haley (khaley@nova.gmi.edu) wrote:
: tedm@agora.rdrop.com writes:
: >Stealing Paul Vixie's words:  "Using non-parity memory on a Unix system is
: >like hanging a `kick me' sign on your backside"

[.....]
:                                                                      I've
: been using non-parity memory with Linux for over a year now and I've never
: come across parity errors or even system crashes even when compiling
: programs or re-compiling the kernel.
[.....]

I've been using non-IDE disks in my machine, and I've never had an IDE
error.... wierd isn't it :-)

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....