Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA29639; Sat, 2 Dec 95 14:58:36 EST Received: from pain.lcs.mit.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA21317; Sat, 2 Dec 95 14:57:22 EST Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pain.lcs.mit.edu (8.6.12/8.6.9) id NAA22985; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 13:02:54 -0500 Received: from darkwatch.flame.org by pain.lcs.mit.edu (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id MAA22948 for ; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 12:44:06 -0500 Received: from flame.org (explorer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by darkwatch.flame.org (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id LAA06782; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 11:43:42 -0600 Message-Id: <199512021743.LAA06782@darkwatch.flame.org> To: Ted Lemon Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , port-i386@NetBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ASUS P55TP4 motherboard experiences? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 02 Dec 1995 01:10:40 PST." <199512020910.BAA04999@toccata.fugue.com> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 11:43:19 -0600 From: "Michael Graff" Sender: owner-port-i386@NetBSD.ORG Precedence: list X-Loop: port-i386@NetBSD.ORG My thought on memory parity is that it is a holdover from the dark ages of computing and isn't really needed anymore. I would be perfectly happy buying non-parity memory and motherboard at least. >Ouch. So can anybody recommend a different PCI motherboard that >*has* parity? After looking over the ASUS page and the Intel page, >it looks like anything that supports EDO memory doesn't support >parity. Sigh. The really depressing thing is that after reading >over the ASUS archives, it looks like most people who ask about parity >actually want to know if they *have* to buy parity memory, or if >non-parity memory will do. Duh. :'( --Michael -- Michael Graff NetBSD is the way to go! PGP key on a key-server near you! Rayshade the world!