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One of your RAM chip must be CAS3, which must not run at CAS2. you need to
make change in BIOS, set all memory bank to CAS3. If you still get same
error, set all memory timing to slow.

PS: in your case, the Micro RAM may be the only CAS2 fast memory chip.

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "S. Stubbs" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 12:44 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] memory diagnostics question


> Hello, I have had some problems with my win98SE machine accessing the
registry.
> In troubleshooting I found out several possiblities for this issue, and
one of
> them I
> am investigating is a possible memory problem.
> I have downloaded a program called DocMemory, that is for memory testing.
> It installls onto floppy and is run right after post.
> I get an error in the program diagnostic test that is called "March B".
> I have 2 sticks of memory in the machine:
> 128meg SyncmaxPC100
> 128meg micronPC100
> I have tried these things. I installed just one of the sticks, I get NO
error.
> Anytime more than one stick is installed I get March B error in the
program. It
> does not matter
> which slot it is in.
> I have a 3rd stick of 128megPC100 called Advanced Modules. I have
installed it
> in place
> of the micron and still get  March B error when there is more than one
stick in
> the machine.
> So therefore, I have concluded that this may be an issue of the timing of
the
> different
> sticks being varied and incompatible when using more than one stick.
> OH, BTW my Bios settings for the SDRAM timing is set to medium, and the
> CASlatency
> is set to 2 for all the banks.
> I am wondering if I should change the Bios settings for the memory, to see
if
> the  March B errors
> will subside.

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