memory problem on Sun 3/60

davids at sunwa.aus.sun.com davids at sunwa.aus.sun.com
Fri Jun 28 06:22:00 AEST 1991


datri at convex.com (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
> >When you add memory, you also have to change
> >the EEPROM to test the added memory.
> 
> Don't bother -- the power-up memory tests aren't worth the prom they're
> burned into.  I consistently see machines where those tests pass memory
> that immediately generates a parity error when the kernel starts running.
> 
> datri at convex.com


G'Day from Sunny W.A.

	Hmm. I've found that shifting the order of the SIMMS fixes this. Don't
	know why..

	Dave.


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