Re: Machine Check when booting dqa0?

Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > > I'm 99% sure this box uses FPM ECC RAMS, not EDO.
> >
> > It's designed to run with FPM ECC PS/2 Simms at 70ns.
> > But it shouldn't matter if you plug in EDO Simms as the chipsset can't
> > interleave - the board is single banked anyway.
> 
> A couple of my colleagues were responsible for qualing/sourcing RAMs.
> They told me, and had data to prove it, that ALphas can be quite picky for
> their memory. Trying other memory might be a good idea.

Mine is picky enough that it refuses to run if you use Simms with
gold connectors instead of tin.

-- Terry

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