(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:05 am
Post subject: Re: memory parity [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: microsoft>public>win98>gen_discussion (more info?)
In message <#xKTnMmMJHA.5692@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Jeff Richards
<JRichards.TakeThisOut@msn.com.au> writes
>The memory parity error is a hardware failure somewhere in the memory (RAM)
>system. It's not unusual for memory to be a bit flaky when it's cold, and
>then operate perfectly when everything is warmed up - it might not even be
>due to the memory, but other components (such as a power supply) that need
>to be warmed up a bit to run properly. If the problem is only occurring at
>first startup then you can probably live with it by letting the machine run
>for a while before starting to boot, but if it starts happening when you are
If you're wondering how to do that: press the Pause key at some point
early in the boot process, then the enter key (which cancels the Pause
key) when you decide it's had long enough.
>using the machine you will have to address the problem. Note that an error
>caused by cold components is probably not going to show up in a RAM testing
>program - by the time you get the program up and running things are warmed
>up enough for the problem to disappear.
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