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From: neb@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu (neb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: memory upgrade, 386 16Mhz clone, problem
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Date: 3 Aug 90 20:21:08 GMT
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I could gain some speed if I put another 1M of chips. That is
how much there is space on my memory board. I wanted speed so
I bought and installed 1M 256k dips but they are 80ns.

First, I wanted to put them in the low memory - alas my computer
couldn't pass even hardware test - screen was blank, no characteristic
beep before any other power-on-tests. So, I put the new 80ns chips in
the high memory.

Everything is fine, computer recognizes 2M starts up fine.

Now I install MS-WINDOWS 3.0, include HIMEM.SYS in my config.sys and oplaa.
After initial ms-windows screen and about 2 sec, everything goes black and
system reboots.

I thought it doesn't like my 386 so I try win /r . System displays initial
screen, goes blank and then, suspicious error:
RAM PARITY ERROR, and then gives location 0:0.

COULD IT BE THE MEMORY

anybody, help

Thanks.
Neb