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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Memory chips killed by heat?
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Date: 4 Jul 90 01:36:01 GMT
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cl34316@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>Lately my Packard Bell AT compatible with a Seagate 40MB drive has been
>giving me a "memory parity error" within 1-10 minutes of turning it on.
>I was wondering if this could be caused by heat, as I have no air conditioning
>and it's around 85 degrees in here on a normal day. I don't want to pay for
>chip testing and such if this is the problem, because I can easily install
>an air conditioner (I'm starting to bake a little myself).  Thanks in
>advance.

Anything electronic can be killed by heat.  Why do you think the rooms that
mainframes are housed in are usually kept at 55 to 65 degrees F?

Because of the weather conditions in southern CA and me not having air
conditioning, I down my computer during the day if I'm not around and using
it.  An air conditioner would be a wise investment.
 
     // JCA

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