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| Date: | Sat, 2 May 1998 13:42:52 -0400 |
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>I am interested in upgrading my Pentium 166 from 32 to 64 Megs of Ram (60
>ns, EDO; 2 x 16 M SIMMS, 72 pin).
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>Can someone please explain the difference between parity and non-parity
>RAM? I presume I cannot mix and match the two? If I can't mix, how do I
>tell which version (parity or non-parity) that I already have installed?
>Obviously, I want to install these 2 new SIMMS myself, but do not want to
>be caught with useless parts due to my ignorance.
I may be wrong, but I believe that all EDO RAM is non-parity. I also
believe that parity RAM isn't used much any more (in newer systems, I mean).
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John Hornbuckle
Phoenix Computer Systems, Inc.
114 West Green Street
Perry, FL 32347
850-838-1490
www.pcs-online.com
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