Re: UDB RAM question

Jay Estabrook - Alpha Migration Tools - LINUX Project (jestabro@amt.tay1.dec.com)
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 11:02:52 -0400

> Say, is there _any_ way on a UDB to disable parity check? I've got 40 MB
> of RAM in my P166 and will have 24 MB in my UDB when it gets here, and
> like to even that out a bit if I can. unfortunately, my Pentium MB (which
> doesn't even check parity -- permanently disabled in the BIOS) has all
> non-parity SIMMs.

Nope, no way to disable memory parity; that's why the recommended
SIMMs for our platforms are the "by-36" type...

Also, if the UDB you get has the 2 12Mb SIMMs, don't try to use them in
a PC or in any other slots in the UDB...

--Jay++

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