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#RAM CHIP FAILURE + ??

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#100359From: SAUNDERS JONESNov 13, 1985 12:33 AM
AFTER INSTALLING 3 8K RAM CHIPS INTO MY NEW 8K M100 AND RUNNING THE RAM TEST I GET "FAILED AT RAM LOCATION 44640". SHOULD I FIRST SWAP CHIPS TO SEE IF THE SAME CHIP FAILS IN OTHER LOCATIONS? IF ONLY THIS ONE 'LOCATION' FAILS SHOULD I IGNORE IT OR RETURN THE CHIP. HOW MANY LOCATIONS CAN FAIL BEFORE I SHOULD RETURN THE CHIP? THANK-YOU.
#100389From: Gary BenderNov 13, 1985 3:29 AM
I'd swap the chips. If the same address fals again you either have a Model 100 problem or a bug in the RAM test program. NO computer can afford RAM errors. Expensive super-minis with error-correcting memory can survive for a while, but it catches up with you. The Model 100 cannot tolerate ANY RAM failures. Depending on where it is, it will wipe out your system sooner or later.