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From: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (Occupational Health Ochealth Safety)
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Subject: Parity Errors
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Date: 27 Jun 91 17:32:16 GMT
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We have an AST 286, with 1 Meg Ram. It has been getting parity errors
quite regularly, but not in any identifiable pattern. I believe parity
errors are caused by flaky DRAMs, or flaky connections to the RAM.

Are parity errors caused exclusively by the RAM chips? If so then I'd
be pretty safe replacing all the ram chips. The error pops up at segment 
8000.

On another note, does anyone know how to contact AST? ie 1 800 number or
fax.

Thanks,

John Paul Morrison

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