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#! rnews 1512 bsd From: Bruce Kingsland <brucek@pacifier.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Parity vs Non-Parity RAM Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 08:57:52 GMT Organization: Cutting Edge Communications, Inc. Lines: 15 Message-ID: <5p552o$g9s@legends.cet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: spk-31.cet.com X-Newsreader: Post Road News Reader 1.2 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!platinum.sge.net!como.dpie.gov.au!news.gan.net.au!act.news.telstra.net!vic.news.telstra.net!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in1.uu.net!134.48.1.77!sol.net!spool.mu.edu!newsspool.sol.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.dsource.com!legends.cet.com!news Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43702 Howdy... I acquired the FreeBSD book from Walnut Creek with 2.1.5 on a CD set. I'm about to build a box to install it in, and while reading the book, ran across a discussion on the various mother boards to consider. The issue that I'm currently concerned about has to do with the parity issue. The new mother boards seem to prefer non-parity ram (which makes absoultely _no_ sense to me, $ aside), but also employ alot of "new" variations of RAM, such as EDO, etc. Once upon a time I could keep with these variations, but not anymore. Could someone please bring me up to speed on the stability of FreeBSD in a non-parity system, and how these other RAM solutions fit into the picture? I hope this is not too far off topic for this group.... Thanx! -bk