Subject: Re: is it hardware or software thats broken?
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Michael <macallan1888@gmail.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/24/2006 22:22:14
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Hello,

> Saying this is true of "Suns" is a bit misleading.  There probably are
> Suns that won't work without ECC memory.  Some support it but will work
> with basic parity memory.  Some will even take non-parity memory.  I
> don't know all the combinations, but I am quite sure that there are
> Suns that don't do ECC, and some that do ECC if you put ECC memory in
> them but will work with other memory.

For the records - the Classic, LX, IPX, SPARCbook 3 machines and 
probably a few others take ordinary fast page PS/2 SIMMs with parity. 
No ECC anywhere.

Machines that use DIMMs will most likely require ECC though ( like 
all(?) the Ultras ).

have fun
Michael
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